Where does “لوستر” come from?
لوستر (Persian) comes from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom — bright; to shine; to see.
لوستر (Persian): chandelier
Ancestry of “لوستر”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 2 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 3 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 5 | Latin | lūstrō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrum | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |