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
- A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic...
Ancestry of “lusterware”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrum | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |