Where does “luxurist” come from?
luxurist (English) comes from English luxury, from Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
luxurist (English): One given to luxury
Definitions
- One given to luxury
Ancestry of “luxurist”, step by step
luxurist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luxury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luxury | Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings;... |
| 2 | Middle English | luxurie | Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction;... |
| 3 | Old French | luxurie | Alternative form of luxure |
| 4 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |