Where does “leisured” come from?

Leisured derives from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Latin licere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leyk- meaning to leave or let go.

leisured (English): Having leisure time, especially as a result of...

Definitions

  1. Having leisure time, especially as a result of...

Ancestry of “leisured”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleisureFreedom provided by the cessation of activities;...
2Middle Englishleyserleisure
3Old FrenchleisirAlternative form of loisir
4Latinlicēre—

Words derived from “leisured”

Every word from Latin licēre →Every word from Old French leisir →Every word from Middle English leyser →