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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

  1. Alternative form of lacklusterly

Ancestry of “lacklustrely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlacklustreAlternative spelling of lackluster
2EnglishlustreAlternative form of luster; The way in which the...
3Middle Frenchlustrelustre; shine
4Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Italianlustrareto polish, shine
6Latinlūstrō—
7Latinlūstrum—
8Old Latinloustrom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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