Etymology of the English word lustre
the English word
lustrederived from the Old French word
lustrederived from the Old Italian word
lustroderived from the Old Italian word
lustrarederived from the Latin word
lustrare (purify cermonially , cleanse by sacrifice; review, inspect, look around)
derived from the Latin word
lustrum (bog, morass, slough; den of vice, iniquity, place of debauchery; purifying, cleansing ceremony)
derived from the Latin word
lutum (mud, dirt, clay; weld, plant giving yellow dye; the dye)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leuk- (bright, white light)
Date
The earliest known usage of lustre in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
lustering,
lustredCognates
Dutch
kroon, Dutch
luster, Dutch
organiseren, Dutch
trompet, English
corona, English
crown, English
trumpet, English
organize, French
ordinal, French
organiser, French
parvenir, French
courir, French
couronne, French
mûrir, French
terrible, French
trompette, French
sonneur, German
Korona, German
Krone, German
Kronleuchter, German
Lüster, German
organisieren, German
Trompete, Icelandic
kóróna, Icelandic
ljósa-króna, Italian
corona, Italian
correre, Italian
maturare, Italian
organizzare, Italian
pervenire, Italian
terribile, Latin
currere, Lithuanian
organizuoti, Norwegian
krone, Norwegian
lysekrone, Norwegian
organisere, Norwegian
trompet, Polish
organizować, Portuguese
trombeta, Portuguese
coroa, Portuguese
terrivel, Russian
организовать, Spanish
trompeta, Spanish
corona, Swedish
korona, Swedish
krona, Swedish
ljuskrona, Swedish
lyster, Swedish
organisera, Swedish
trumpet, Yiddish
krojn
