Where does “luxurie” come from?
luxurie (Middle English) comes from Old French luxurie, 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.
luxurie (Middle English): Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction;...
Definitions
- Lustfulness; sexual desire or attraction;...
Ancestry of “luxurie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | luxurie | Alternative form of luxure |
| 2 | Latin | luxuria | luxury; extravagance |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |