Where does “laaesan” come from?
laaesan (Fiji Hindi) comes from English licence, from Old French licence, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
laaesan (Fiji Hindi): licence
Ancestry of “laaesan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | licence | Standard spelling of license; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old French | licence | leave; permission to be away, to be not present |
| 3 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |