English

luxate

Luxate comes from Latin luxātus ‘dislocated’, and perhaps goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lug-sό-s.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lug-sό-s¹uncertain
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*luksos¹uncertain
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūxus²‘dislocated’
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElū̆xō³‘to dislocate’
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluxātus³‘dislocated’perfect passive participle of lū̆xō
Englishearliest quotation 1863luxate³

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

¹ Wiktionary, Latin luxus
² Wiktionary, Latin luxo
³ Wiktionary, English luxate
Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations: “If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to…”.

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lug-sό-s1Wiktionary, Latin luxusuncertain
Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*luksos1Wiktionary, Latin luxusuncertain
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElūxus2Wiktionary, Latin luxo‘dislocated’
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElū̆xō3Wiktionary, English luxate‘to dislocate’
Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluxātus3Wiktionary, English luxate‘dislocated’perfect passive participle of lū̆xō
Englishearliest quotation 1863luxate3Wiktionary, English luxate. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1863, Stephen Smith, Hand-book of Surgical Operations: “If in cases of difficulty you have recourse to…”

Linked words

through Latin lūxus ‘dislocated’

luxury, deluxe, luxurious, luxe, luxuriant, luxuriate, 1 more

Another origin of luxate

Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEluxātus‘dislocated’
Englishtodayluxate

Today it means

verb To dislocate; to displace a body part.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “luxate”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin luxus, Latin luxo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lug-sό-s / luxate

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