Where does “lessor” come from?
Lessor comes from Middle English lessour, from Anglo-Norman lessour, from Old French -our, from Latin laxo, from Latin laxus meaning "loose," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots slǵ-so and leh₁d-.
lessor (English): The owner of property that is leased
Definitions
- The owner of property that is leased
Ancestry of “lessor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lessour | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | lessour | lessor |
| 3 | Old French | -our | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |