Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lent” come from?
lent (Old French) comes from Latin lentus, from Proto-Indo-European lentos.
Ancestry of “lent”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
lentus
sticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
lentos
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Words derived from “lent”
lent
lenta
lentissime
lenteur
alentir
relent
lan
lent
lente
ralentir
lanta
lentigar
lenteskar
lentamente
lentețe
lentos
lentoare
ralentissement
lante
ralenti
ralentisseur
lanta
ralentí
ralanti
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