Where does “lasciare” come from?

lasciare (Italian) comes from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

lasciare (Italian): to leave; to let; to leave somebody

Definitions

  1. to leave; to let; to leave somebody

Ancestry of “lasciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxōto extend, expand
2Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “lasciare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →