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Where does “lasser” come from?

lasser (French) comes from Latin lassare, from Latin lasso, from Latin lassus, from Proto-Indo-European led- — slow; weary.

lasser (French): to tire, weary, bore; to become exhausted

Definitions

  1. to tire, weary, bore; to become exhausted

Ancestry of “lasser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlassarepresent active infinitive of lassō; second-person...
2LatinlassoI tire, weary, fatigue, exhaust; I render faint
3Latinlassusweary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanled-slow; weary

Words derived from “lasser”

  • inlassablement
  • inlassable
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