Where does “lenire” come from?
lenire (Italian) comes from Latin lēniō, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.
lenire (Italian): to soothe, relieve
Ancestry of “lenire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lēniō | — |
| 2 | Latin | lēnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁- | soft, calm; lazy, slow |