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Where does “lénient” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lénient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēniens—
2Latinlēniō—
3Latinlēnis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

Words derived from “lénient”

  • lenient
  • leniently
  • overlenient
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