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Where does “laxus” come from?

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

laxus (Latin): wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...

Definitions

  1. wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...

Ancestry of “laxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “laxus”

  • relax
  • relaxing
  • lessee
  • lessor
  • laxity
  • prolix
  • prolixity
  • laches
  • laisse
  • relaxin
  • unrelaxing
  • sublessee
  • relaxer
  • relaxase
  • sublessor
  • relaxometry
  • hyperlaxity
  • laxation
  • underlessee
  • lesseeship
  • relaxosome
  • lesses
  • nonrelaxing
  • prolixly
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