Where does “deixar” come from?

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

deixar (Catalan): to leave; to let oneself go; to let, to allow, to...

Definitions

  1. to leave; to let oneself go; to let, to allow, to...

Ancestry of “deixar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanleixar—
2Latinlaxōto extend, expand
3Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “deixar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →