Where does “lentans” come from?

lentans (Latin) comes from Latin lento, from Latin lentus, from Proto-Indo-European lentos.

lentans (Latin): bending under strain, flexing

Definitions

  1. bending under strain, flexing

Ancestry of “lentans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlentoI bend under strain, I flex
2Latinlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlentos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lentos →Every word from Latin lentus →Every word from Latin lento →