Where does “illustrare” come from?
illustrare (Italian) comes 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.
illustrare (Italian): to illustrate; to illustrate, explain, expound,...
Definitions
- to illustrate; to illustrate, explain, expound,...
Ancestry of “illustrare”, step by step
illustrare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin illustro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illustro | I illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,... |
| 2 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 3 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 4 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Latin illūstrāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | illūstrāre | — |