Where does “lesses” come from?
lesses (English) comes from French laissées, from French laisser, from Middle French laisser, from Old French lesser, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
lesses (English): animal dung
Definitions
- animal dung
Ancestry of “lesses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | laissées | feminine plural of the past participle of laisser |
| 2 | French | laisser | to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave... |
| 3 | Middle French | laisser | to allow; to permit; to leave; to leave alone |
| 4 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 5 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 6 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |