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Where does “fastueux” come from?

fastueux (French) comes from Latin fastuosus, from Latin fastus, from Latin fas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂os, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

fastueux (French): sumptuous, luxurious

Definitions

  1. sumptuous, luxurious

Ancestry of “fastueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfastuosus—
2Latinfastusallowed; A day on which courts sat; court...
3Latinfasdictates of religion, divine law , or an...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂osutterance, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “fastueux”

  • fastueusement
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