Where does “luscious” come from?
Luscious derives from Middle English lusty, influenced by the Old French suffix -eux, ultimately from Latin -osus and -ium suffixes, with roots tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos.
luscious (English): Sweet and pleasant; delicious; Sexually...
Definitions
- Sweet and pleasant; delicious; Sexually...
Ancestry of “luscious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lushious | — |
| 2 | English | lustious | Full of lustiness or lust; vigorous, lush |
| 3 | English | lusty | Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality |
| 4 | Middle English | lusty | pleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good |
| 5 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 6 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, lust |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |