Etymology

luxury

lux·u·ry
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Today it means: Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create. Full definition →

Middle English luxurie ← Old French luxurie ← Latin luxuria
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromluxuria“rankness, luxury”
  2. Old French · derived fromluxurie
  3. Middle English · inherited fromluxurie
  4. English todayluxury

From Middle English luxurie, from Old French luxurie, from Latin luxuria (“rankness, luxury”), from luxus (“extravagance, luxury”).

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