Etymology of the English word lascivious
the English word
lasciviousderived from the Late Latin word
lasciviosusderived from the Latin word
lascivia (playfulness; wantonness, lasciviousness)
derived from the Latin word
lascivus (playful; lustful, wanton)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*las-Date
The earliest known usage of lascivious in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
lascief, German
lasziv, Swedish
lascivUsage
Word found in Modern English
