English
luxe
Luxe comes from French luxe, and goes back to Latin luxus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluxus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentluxe
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluxus
- Frenchc. 1600–presentluxe
- Englishearliest quotation 2009same form
Earliest quotation: 2009, Vicky Frost, 'Bits of it are insanely glamorous': “When it comes to advertising, he says, the much…”
Linked words
through Latin luxus
Today it means
noun Luxury.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin luxus / luxe