Where does “overluxurious” come from?
overluxurious (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.
overluxurious (English): Excessively luxurious
Definitions
- Excessively luxurious
Ancestry of “overluxurious”, step by step
overluxurious traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luxurious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 2 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 3 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |