luster

luster · noun, verb¹

1. Latin · derived fromlūstrum“purification ritual”
2. Latin · derived fromlūstrō“to purify, to brighten”
3. Old Italian · derived fromlustrare“brighten”
4. Old Italian · derived fromlustro
5. Middle French · derived fromlustre
6. English todayluster

From Middle French lustre, from Old Italian lustro, from Old Italian lustrare (“brighten”), from Latin lūstrō (“to purify, to brighten”), from Latin lūstrum (“purification ritual”).

luster · noun²

1. Old Latin · derived from*loustrom
2. Latin · derived fromlustrum
3. Middle English · inherited fromlustre
4. English todayluster

From Middle English lustre, from Latin lustrum, from Old Latin *loustrom, of uncertain origin. More at lustrum.

luster · noun³

From lust + -er.

luster · noun⁴

1. Latin · derived fromlustra“wilds, woods”
2. English todayluster

From Latin lustra (“wilds, woods”).

Luster · proper noun⁵

1. German · borrowed fromLuster
2. English todayLuster

Borrowed from German Luster or, possibly, a variant of Lester.

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