Where does “alas” come from?

alas (Aromanian) comes from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

alas (Aromanian): to let, allow

Definitions

  1. to let, allow

Ancestry of “alas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxōto extend, expand
2Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →