Where does “laisser” come from?
laisser (French) comes 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;...
laisser (French): to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave...
Definitions
- to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave...
Ancestry of “laisser”, step by step
laisser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French laisser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | laisser | to allow; to permit; to leave; to leave alone |
| 2 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 3 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 4 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |