Where does “nonillustrious” come from?
nonillustrious (English) comes from English illustrious, from Latin illūstris, from Latin illustro, 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.
nonillustrious (English): Not illustrious
Definitions
- Not illustrious
Ancestry of “nonillustrious”, step by step
nonillustrious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English illustrious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illustrious | Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known,... |
| 2 | Latin | illūstris | bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous |
| 3 | Latin | illustro | I illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,... |
| 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 |