Where does “lustre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lustre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūstrumbog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow
2Old Latinloustrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lustre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →