Where does “lacklusterness” come from?
lacklusterness (English) comes from English lackluster, from English luster, from German Lüster, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō — bright; to shine; to see.
lacklusterness (English): The quality of being lackluster
Definitions
- The quality of being lackluster
Ancestry of “lacklusterness”, step by step
lacklusterness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lackluster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lackluster | Lacking brilliance or intelligence; Having no... |
| 2 | English | luster | Shine, polish or sparkle; By extension,... |
| 3 | German | Lüster | chandelier |
| 4 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 5 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 6 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 7 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 9 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 10 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |