Deluxe
/dəˈlʌks/noun
Luxurious or of superior quality.
Did you know?Deluxe entered English through French, where de luxe means “of luxury,” and its deep root is the Latin luxus, originally tied to excess, extravagance, and things that grow out too far.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leug-
“to bend, twist, or make loose”
Latin
Latin
luxus
“excess, extravagance; also something dislocated or growing askew”
Latin
Latin
luxuria
“excess, luxury, riotous growth”
Old French
Old French
de luxe
“of luxury”
19th Century
English
deluxe
“of superior quality or elegance; luxurious”
Modern English
English
deluxe
“luxurious or of superior quality”