Where does “lustrum” come from?

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

lustrum (English): A ceremonial purification of all the people,...

Definitions

  1. A ceremonial purification of all the people,...

Ancestry of “lustrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
2Old Latinloustrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lustrum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom →Every word from Old Latin loustrom →