Where does “lenis” come from?

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

lenis (English): Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants

Definitions

  1. Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants

Ancestry of “lenis”, 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 →