Where does “laisser” come from?
laisser (Middle French) comes from Old French lesser, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
laisser (Middle French): to allow; to permit; to leave; to leave alone
Definitions
- to allow; to permit; to leave; to leave alone
Ancestry of “laisser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | lesser | Alternative form of laissier |
| 2 | Latin | laxō | — |
| 3 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |
Words derived from “laisser”