Where does “lustrzanka” come from?
lustrzanka (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.
lustrzanka (Polish): reflex camera
Definitions
- reflex camera
Ancestry of “lustrzanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lustro | mirror |
| 2 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 4 | Latin | lūstrō | to purify by means of a propitiatory sacrifice |
| 5 | Latin | lūstrum | bog, morass, place where boars and swine wallow |
| 6 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |