Where does “luxury” come from?
Luxury comes from Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria meaning excessive indulgence, derived from Latin luxus meaning excess, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewg-.
luxury (English): Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings;...
Definitions
- Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings;...
Ancestry of “luxury”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | luxurie | Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction;... |
| 2 | Old French | luxurie | Alternative form of luxure |
| 3 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “luxury”