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Where does “luster” come from?

luster (Polish) comes from Polish lustro, 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.

luster (Polish): genitive plural of lustro

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of lustro

Ancestry of “luster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlustromirror
2Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
3Italianlustrareto polish, shine
4Latinlūstrō—
5Latinlūstrum—
6Old Latinloustrom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →