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Where does “lustrivagus” come from?

lustrivagus (Latin) comes from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lustrivagus (Latin): wandering in the wilderness

Definitions

  1. wandering in the wilderness

Ancestry of “lustrivagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrum—
2Old Latinloustrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →