Where does “deluxe” come from?

Deluxe comes from French de luxe, from Latin luxus meaning excess or extravagance, from Proto-Italic louksus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewg-.

deluxe (English): Very fine in quality or luxurious

Definitions

  1. Very fine in quality or luxurious

Ancestry of “deluxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchde luxeluxurious
2Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
3Proto-Italiclouksos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “deluxe”

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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