Where does “luxueus” come from?
luxueus (Dutch) comes from French luxueux, from French luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksos, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.
luxueus (Dutch): luxurious, expensive
Ancestry of “luxueus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | luxueux | luxurious |
| 2 | French | luxe | luxury; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | luxus | dislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | louksos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg-so-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |