Where does “nonluster” come from?
nonluster (English) comes from English luster, from German Lüster, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “nonluster”, step by step
nonluster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luster | Shine, polish or sparkle; By extension,... |
| 2 | German | Lüster | chandelier |
| 3 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 4 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 5 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 6 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 8 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 9 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |