Where does “de luxe” come from?
de luxe (German) comes from French de luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksos, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.
de luxe (German): deluxe
Ancestry of “de luxe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | de luxe | luxurious |
| 2 | Latin | luxus | dislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | louksos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg-so-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewg- | to bend |