Where does “lenience” come from?
lenience (English) comes from Latin lēniō, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.
lenience (English): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment...
Definitions
- Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment...
Ancestry of “lenience”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lēniō | — |
| 2 | Latin | lēnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁- | soft, calm; lazy, slow |