Where does “luxe” come from?

Luxe comes from French luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksus, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-.

luxe (English): luxury

Definitions

  1. luxury

Ancestry of “luxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchluxeluxury; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
3Proto-Italiclouksos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “luxe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s →Every word from Proto-Italic louksos →