Where does “alustre” come from?
alustre (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lustre, from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “alustre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | lustre | chandelier |
| 2 | French | lustre | lustrum; period of five years; a very long time;... |
| 3 | Middle French | lustre | lustre; shine |
| 4 | Italian | lustro | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Italian | lustrare | to polish, shine |
| 6 | Latin | lūstrō | — |
| 7 | Latin | lūstrum | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | loustrom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewkstrom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |