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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrum | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |