Where does “de luxe” come from?

de luxe (English) comes from French de luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksos, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

de luxe (English): Alternative spelling of deluxe

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of deluxe

Ancestry of “de luxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchde luxeluxurious
2Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
3Proto-Italiclouksos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s →Every word from Proto-Italic louksos →
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