Latin

lūstrō

‘to purify via sacrifice’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin lūstrō.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin lūstrō, most familiar first.

• illustration ← illūstrātiō ← illūstrō
• illustrious ← illūstris ← illūstrō
• luster ← lustre ← lustro ← lustrare
• lustration ← lustratio
• lustrate ← lustrātus
• lustring ← lustrine
• perlustrate ← perlustratus

Etymograph / Latin lūstrō