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Where does “illustro” come from?

illustro (Italian) comes from Italian illustrare, 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.

illustro (Italian): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “illustro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianillustrareto illustrate; to illustrate, explain, expound,...
2LatinillustroI illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,...
3Latinlūstrō—
4Latinlūstrum—
5Old Latinloustrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →