Where does “dessâ” come from?

dessâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese deixar, from Old Portuguese leixar, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

dessâ (Macanese): to let, to allow

Definitions

  1. to let, to allow

Ancestry of “dessâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedeixarto leave; to exit; to leave; to quit
2Old Portugueseleixarto leave
3Latinlaxāre—
4Latinlaxōto extend, expand
5Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →