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Where does “fastuous” come from?

fastuous (English) comes from Latin fastuosus, from Latin fastus, from Latin fas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

fastuous (English): proud; haughty; disdainful

Definitions

  1. proud; haughty; disdainful

Ancestry of “fastuous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfastuosus—
2Latinfastusallowed; A day on which courts sat; court...
3Latinfasdictates of religion, divine law , or an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂osutterance, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “fastuous”

  • fastuousness
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