Where does “lenify” come from?

lenify (English) comes from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lenify (English): To assuage or mitigate; to soften

Definitions

  1. To assuage or mitigate; to soften

Ancestry of “lenify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Latin lēnis →
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