Etymology

uxorious

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Today it means: Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion. Full definition →

First used late 16th c.Latin uxōrius
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromuxōrius“of or pertaining to a wife”
  2. English todayuxorious

Borrowed from Latin uxōrius (“of or pertaining to a wife”), from uxor (“wife”) + -ious.

Words from the same roots

Latinuxōrius all →

uxorial

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 16th c. Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.

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