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Where does “quadrilustre” come from?

quadrilustre (Italian) comes from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, 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.

quadrilustre (Italian): Of four lustra

Definitions

  1. Of four lustra

Ancestry of “quadrilustre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Italianlustrareto polish, shine
3Latinlūstrō—
4Latinlūstrum—
5Old Latinloustrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →