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Where does “lyxig” come from?

lyxig (Swedish) comes from Swedish lyx, from French luxe, from Latin luxus, from Proto-Italic louksos, from Proto-Indo-European lewg-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lyxig (Swedish): luxurious

Definitions

  1. luxurious

Ancestry of “lyxig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlyxluxury
2Frenchluxeluxury; first-person singular present indicative...
3Latinluxusdislocated; a dislocation; extravagance, luxury,...
4Proto-Italiclouksos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-so-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →