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Where does “lenitus” come from?

lenitus (Latin) comes from Latin lēniō, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lenitus (Latin): softened

Definitions

  1. softened

Ancestry of “lenitus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēniō—
2Latinlēnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

Words derived from “lenitus”

  • lenitive
  • lenitiveness
  • lenitively
  • lenitivus
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