Where does “alustro” come from?

alustro (Galician) comes 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.

alustro (Galician): lightning; flash of lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning; flash of lightning

Ancestry of “alustro”, step by step

alustro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lūstrō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrōto purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice
2Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
3Old Latinloustrom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-Celtic lowkstro-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlowkstro-
2Proto-Celticlowko-bright, light

Words derived from “alustro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkstromEvery word from Old Latin loustrom