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Where does “laxa” come from?

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

laxa (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “laxa”, step by step

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