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Where does “leixar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “leixar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxō—
2Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “leixar”

  • deixalla
  • deixar
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