Where does “luxuriant” come from?
luxuriant (French) comes 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.
luxuriant (French): luxuriant
Definitions
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Ancestry of “luxuriant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | luxurians | luxurious, abounding to excess; swelling,... |
| 2 | Latin | luxurio | I am luxuriant, rank, abounding to excess; I have... |
| 3 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |