Where does “overluscious” come from?
overluscious (English) comes from English luscious, from English lushious, from English lustious, from English lusty, from Middle English lusty, from Middle English lust, from Old English lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu — louse.
overluscious (English): Excessively luscious
Ancestry of “overluscious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | luscious | Sweet and pleasant; delicious; Sexually... |
| 2 | English | lushious | — |
| 3 | English | lustious | — |
| 4 | English | lusty | Exhibiting lust ; strong, healthy, robust;... |
| 5 | Middle English | lusty | pleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good |
| 6 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 7 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, lust |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |