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Where does “luxueux” come from?

luxueux (French) comes from French luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksos, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

luxueux (French): luxurious

Definitions

  1. luxurious

Ancestry of “luxueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchluxeluxury; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
3Proto-Italiclouksos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “luxueux”

  • luxueus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →