Where does “lóstrego” come from?

lóstrego (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.

lóstrego (Galician): lightning; flash of lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning; flash of lightning

Ancestry of “lóstrego”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lóstrego

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