Where does “semiluxury” come from?
semiluxury (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.
semiluxury (English): Of a class of goods between standard and luxury
Definitions
- Of a class of goods between standard and luxury
Ancestry of “semiluxury”, step by step
semiluxury 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 |