Where does “lassitude” come from?

lassitude (French) comes from Latin lassitūdō, from Latin lassus, from Proto-Indo-European led- — slow; weary.

lassitude (French): lassitude

Definitions

  1. lassitude

Ancestry of “lassitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlassitūdōfaintness, weariness, exhaustion, tiredness, lassitude
2Latinlassusweary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanled-slow; weary

Words derived from “lassitude”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European led- →Every word from Latin lassus →Every word from Latin lassitūdō →