Where does “lenitive” come from?
lenitive (English) comes from Latin lenitus, from Latin lēniō, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.
lenitive (English): Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering;...
Definitions
- Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering;...
Ancestry of “lenitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lenitus | softened |
| 2 | Latin | lēniō | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēnis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁- | soft, calm; lazy, slow |
Words derived from “lenitive”