Where does “lenitudo” come from?
lenitudo (Latin) comes from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.
lenitudo (Latin): softness, mildness, gentleness
Definitions
- softness, mildness, gentleness
Ancestry of “lenitudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | lēnis | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁- | soft, calm; lazy, slow |
Words derived from “lenitudo”