Where does “lusciousness” come from?
lusciousness (English) comes from English luscious, from English lushious, from English lustious, from English lusty, from Middle English lusty, from Middle English lust, from Old English lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu — louse.
lusciousness (English): Property of being luscious
Definitions
- Property of being luscious
Ancestry of “lusciousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luscious | Sweet and pleasant; delicious; Sexually... |
| 2 | English | lushious | — |
| 3 | English | lustious | Full of lustiness or lust; vigorous, lush |
| 4 | English | lusty | Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality |
| 5 | Middle English | lusty | pleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good |
| 6 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 7 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, lust |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |