Where does “lacklustreness” come from?
lacklustreness (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.
lacklustreness (English): Alternative form of lacklusterness
Definitions
- Alternative form of lacklusterness
Ancestry of “lacklustreness”, step by step
lacklustreness 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 |
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 |