luxury
LUK-shuh-ree · noun
Origin
English luxury comes from Middle English luxurie, borrowed from Old French luxurie, which traces back to Latin luxuria, meaning 'rankness' or 'luxury.' That Latin word itself grew out of luxus, meaning 'extravagance' or 'luxury.'
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Journey
The word passed from Latin into Old French and then into Middle English with its sense of excess and extravagance already intact.
Related words
Luxury shares its root with Latin luxus, the word for extravagance that gave rise to it.
More words
From Old French