Where does “lustrate” come from?
lustrate (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
lustrate (English): To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory...
Definitions
- To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory...
Ancestry of “lustrate”, step by step
lustrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French lustre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 2 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 4 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 5 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 6 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Latin lustratus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lustratus | purified by means of a sacrifice, having been... |