Where does “unillustriously” come from?
unillustriously (English) comes from English unillustrious, from English illustrious, from Latin illūstris, from Latin illustro, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom — bright; to shine; to see.
unillustriously (English): In a way that is not illustrious
Definitions
- In a way that is not illustrious
Ancestry of “unillustriously”, step by step
unillustriously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unillustrious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unillustrious | Not illustrious |
| 2 | English | illustrious | Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known,... |
| 3 | Latin | illūstris | bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous |
| 4 | Latin | illustro | I illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,... |
| 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 |