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Where does “lusterware” come from?

lusterware (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.

lusterware (English): A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic...

Definitions

  1. A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic...

Ancestry of “lusterware”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlusterShine, polish or sparkle; By extension,...
2GermanLüsterchandelier
3Frenchlustrelustrum; period of five years; a very long time;...
4Middle Frenchlustrelustre; shine
5Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Italianlustrareto polish, shine
7Latinlūstrō—
8Latinlūstrum—
9Old Latinloustrom—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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