Where does “relaxable” come from?
relaxable (English) comes from English relax, from Middle English relaxen, from Old French relaxer, from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
relaxable (English): Able to be relaxed; capable of being relaxed
Definitions
- Able to be relaxed; capable of being relaxed
Ancestry of “relaxable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | relax | To calm down; To make something loose; To become... |
| 2 | Middle English | relaxen | — |
| 3 | Old French | relaxer | Alternative form of relaschier |
| 4 | Latin | relaxo | I stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,... |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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