Where does “lustre” come from?
Lustre comes from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Latin lustrum meaning a purification ceremony or period of five years, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning to shine or be bright.
lustre (English): Alternative form of luster; The way in which the...
Definitions
- Alternative form of luster; The way in which the...
Ancestry of “lustre”, step by step
lustre traces back through 3 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 lustra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lustra | nominative plural of lustrum; accusative plural... |
| 2 | Latin | lustrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow;... |
via Middle English lustre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lustre | — |