illustre

illustre · adjective¹

1. Latin · derived fromillūstris“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”
2. Middle French · borrowed fromillustre
3. English todayillustre

From Middle French illustre (French illustre), from Latin illūstris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”).

illustre · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromillūstrāre“to illustrate”
2. Middle French · derived fromillustrer
3. Middle English · inherited fromillustren
4. English todayillustre

From Middle English illustren, from Middle French illustrer (French illustrer), from Latin illūstrāre (“to illustrate”).

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