Where does “lacklustrely” come from?
lacklustrely (English) comes from English lacklustre, from English lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom — bright; to shine; to see.
lacklustrely (English): Alternative form of lacklusterly
Definitions
- Alternative form of lacklusterly
Ancestry of “lacklustrely”, step by step
lacklustrely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lacklustre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lacklustre | Alternative spelling of lackluster |
| 2 | English | lustre | Alternative form of luster; The way in which the... |
| 3 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 4 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 8 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |