Where does “deluxe” come from?

deluxe (Spanish) comes from English deluxe, 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.

deluxe (Spanish): deluxe

Definitions

  1. deluxe

Ancestry of “deluxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeluxeVery fine in quality or luxurious
2Frenchde luxeluxurious
3Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
4Proto-Italiclouksos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s →Every word from Proto-Italic louksos →
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