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Where does “unluxurious” come from?

unluxurious (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.

unluxurious (English): Not luxurious

Definitions

  1. Not luxurious

Ancestry of “unluxurious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishluxuriousVery fine in quality and comfortable; Enjoying...
2Middle EnglishluxuriousLusty, lascivious; sexually transgressive;...
3Old Frenchluxurios—
4Frenchluxurieuxlustful
5Latinluxuriosusrank, luxuriant, exuberant; luxurious,...
6Latinluxurialuxury; extravagance
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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