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Where does “lustrine” come from?

lustrine (French) comes from Italian lustrino, from Italian lustrare, 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.

Ancestry of “lustrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlustrinosequin, spangle; third-person plural present...
2Italianlustrareto polish, shine
3Latinlūstrō—
4Latinlūstrum—
5Old Latinloustrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lustrine”

  • lustring
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