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Where does “lustro” come from?

lustro (Polish) comes 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.

lustro (Polish): mirror

Definitions

  1. mirror

Ancestry of “lustro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lustro”

  • luster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →