from Hacker News

'Luxury' Originally Meant 'Lust'

by axiologist on 8/16/25, 2:24 AM with 1 comments

  • by axiologist on 8/16/25, 2:24 AM

    »We associate luxury with comfort, quality, wealth, and aspiration. But it wasn’t always that way: the word originally meant lechery and lust in English.«