Where does “unluxuriant” come from?
unluxuriant (English) comes from English luxuriant, from Latin luxurians, from Latin luxurio, 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.
unluxuriant (English): Not luxuriant
Definitions
- Not luxuriant
Ancestry of “unluxuriant”, step by step
unluxuriant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luxuriant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luxuriant | Abundant in growth or detail |
| 2 | Latin | luxurians | luxurious, abounding to excess; swelling,... |
| 3 | Latin | luxurio | I am luxuriant, rank, abounding to excess; I have... |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |