Where does “lusterless” come from?
lusterless (English) comes from English luster, from German Lüster, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum — bright; to shine; to see.
lusterless (English): Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte...
Definitions
- Without luster, dull, not shiny, flat or matte...
Ancestry of “lusterless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luster | Shine, polish or sparkle; By extension,... |
| 2 | German | Lüster | chandelier |
| 3 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 4 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 5 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 9 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |