Where does “Laetus” come from?

Laetus (Latin) comes from Gothic *𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃, from Proto-Germanic lētaz, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

Laetus (Latin): happy, cheerful, glad

Definitions

  1. happy, cheerful, glad

Ancestry of “Laetus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic*𐌻𐌴𐍄𐍃—
2Proto-Germaniclētazfreeman; bondsman; serf
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “Laetus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic lētaz →
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