Where does “lascivious” come from?
Lascivious comes from Latin lasciviosus, derived from Latin lascivia, which comes from Latin lascivus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European las-.
lascivious (English): Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful
Definitions
- Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful
Ancestry of “lascivious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lascīviōsus | lascivious, playful, unrestrained, wanton |
| 2 | Latin | lascīvia | wantonness, jollity |
| 3 | Latin | lascivus | wanton, playful, frisky; lustful, licentious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “lascivious”