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Where does “luxuriousness” come from?

luxuriousness (English) comes from English luxurious, from Middle English luxurious, from Old French luxurios, from French luxurieux, from Latin luxuriosus, from Latin luxuria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

luxuriousness (English): The state or property of being luxurious, of...

Definitions

  1. The state or property of being luxurious, of...

Ancestry of “luxuriousness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishluxuriousVery fine in quality and comfortable; Enjoying...
2Middle EnglishluxuriousLusty, lascivious; sexually transgressive;...
3Old Frenchluxurios—
4Frenchluxurieuxlustful
5Latinluxuriosusrank, luxuriant, exuberant; luxurious,...
6Latinluxurialuxury; extravagance
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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