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
- The state or property of being luxurious, of...
Ancestry of “luxuriousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | luxurious | Very fine in quality and comfortable; Enjoying... |
| 2 | Middle English | luxurious | Lusty, lascivious; sexually transgressive;... |
| 3 | Old French | luxurios | — |
| 4 | French | luxurieux | lustful |
| 5 | Latin | luxuriosus | rank, luxuriant, exuberant; luxurious,... |
| 6 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |