Where does “leashless” come from?
leashless (English) comes from English leash, from Middle English leesshe, from Middle English lees, from Old French lesse, from Latin laxa, from Latin laxo, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
leashless (English): Without a leash
Definitions
- Without a leash
Ancestry of “leashless”, step by step
leashless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leash | A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an... |
| 2 | Middle English | leesshe | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lees | — |
| 4 | Old French | lesse | — |
| 5 | Latin | laxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Latin | laxo | I extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,... |
| 7 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |