Where does “perlustrate” come from?
perlustrate (Italian) comes from Italian perlustrare, from Latin perlustro, 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.
perlustrate (Italian): inflection of perlustrare: ## second-person...
Definitions
- inflection of perlustrare: ## second-person...
Ancestry of “perlustrate”, step by step
perlustrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian perlustrare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | perlustrare | To scour, patrol, reconnoitre |
| 2 | Latin | perlustro | to go over, wander, traverse |
| 3 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 4 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 5 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Italian perlustrato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | perlustrato | past participle of perlustrare |