Where does “laissier” come from?

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

laissier (Old French): to allow; to permit; to leave

Definitions

  1. to allow; to permit; to leave

Ancestry of “laissier”, step by step

laissier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin laxāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxāre—
2Latinlaxōto extend, expand
3Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

via Old High German lāzan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
2Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
3Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired

Words derived from “laissier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →