英単語

lustrumの意味・使い方・発音

lustrum

英 ['lʌstrəm] 美
  • n. 5年間の国勢調査

英語の語源


lustrum (n.)
(plural lustra), "purification of the Roman people every five years," 1580s, from Latin lustrum, perhaps from root of luere "to wash," related to lavere (see lave). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE *leuk-stro-, from base *leuk- "light, brightness."

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