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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

  1. animal dung

Ancestry of “lesses”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlaisséesfeminine plural of the past participle of laisser
2Frenchlaisserto leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave...
3Middle Frenchlaisserto allow; to permit; to leave; to leave alone
4Old FrenchlesserAlternative form of laissier
5Latinlaxō—
6Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
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