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Where does “laxō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “laxō”, step by step

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