Where does “lessié” come from?

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

lessié (Old French): past participle of lessier

Definitions

  1. past participle of lessier

Ancestry of “lessié”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchlessierAlternative form of laissier; to permit, to let
2LatinlaxoI extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,...
3Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “lessié”

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