Where does “lúxus” come from?

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

lúxus (Icelandic): luxury

Definitions

  1. luxury

Ancestry of “lúxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
2Proto-Italiclouksos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “lúxus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s →Every word from Proto-Italic louksos →