Where does “lustreless” come from?
Lustreless derives from English lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Latin lustrum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning to shine or look.
lustreless (English): Alternative spelling of lusterless
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of lusterless
Ancestry of “lustreless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lustre | Alternative form of luster; The way in which the... |
| 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 |