Where does “lustra” come from?

lustra (English) comes from English lustrum, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lustra (English): plural of lustrum

Definitions

  1. plural of lustrum

Ancestry of “lustra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlustrumA ceremonial purification of all the people,...
2Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
3Old Latinloustrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom →Every word from Old Latin loustrom →