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Where does “lassus” come from?

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

lassus (Latin): weary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up

Definitions

  1. weary, faint, tired; exhausted, used up

Ancestry of “lassus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanled-slow; weary

Words derived from “lassus”

  • lace
  • alas
  • necklace
  • lassitude
  • lacy
  • lacework
  • unlace
  • bootlace
  • lacelike
  • lacewing
  • lacemaking
  • lacemaker
  • belaced
  • laceless
  • laceman
  • lacer
  • staylace
  • lacebark
  • lacery
  • lacewood
  • laciness
  • lacily
  • relace
  • laceworks
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