Heureux etymology

French

French word heureux comes from French heur ((obsolete) chance; fortune.), French -eux (-ous, -y.)

Etymology of heureux

Detailed word origin of heureux

Dictionary entry Language Definition
heur French (fr) (obsolete) chance; fortune.
-eux French (fr) -ous, -y.
heureux French (fr) Glad; construed with. Good, excellent. Happy. Lucky, fortunate.

Words with the same origin as heureux

Descendants of -eux

paresseux