Where does “lustrable” come from?
lustrable (English) comes from English lustrate, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom — bright; to shine; to see.
lustrable (English): Capable of being lustrated
Definitions
- Capable of being lustrated
Ancestry of “lustrable”, step by step
lustrable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lustrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lustrate | To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory... |
| 2 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 3 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 5 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 7 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |