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Where does “illustris” come from?

illustris (Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “illustris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinillustroI illuminate, brighten, light up; I elucidate,...
2Latinlūstrō—
3Latinlūstrum—
4Old Latinloustrom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
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