Where does “лю́стра” come from?
лю́стра (Russian) 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.
Ancestry of “лю́стра”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “лю́стра”