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Where does “leisir” come from?

leisir (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman leisir, from Old French loisir, from Latin licēre.

Ancestry of “leisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanleisirAlternative form of loisir
2Old Frenchloisirfree time; rest; respite; permission
3Latinlicēre—

Words derived from “leisir”

  • leisure
  • leisurely
  • leisured
  • leisureliness
  • leisurewear
  • leisurable
  • leisurably
  • unleisurely
  • nonleisure
  • unleisured
  • leisureless
  • leisuring
  • leisureness
  • leisurist
  • unleisuredness
  • leisuresome
  • leisurelessness
  • antileisure
  • leisurelily
  • レジャー
  • レジャーウエア
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