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Where does “illustratif” come from?

illustratif (French) comes from French illustrer, 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.

illustratif (French): illustrative

Definitions

  1. illustrative

Ancestry of “illustratif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchillustrerto illustrate
2LatinillustroI illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,...
3Latinlūstrō—
4Latinlūstrum—
5Old Latinloustrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “illustratif”

  • illustrative
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →