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
- past participle of lessier
Ancestry of “lessié”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | lessier | Alternative form of laissier; to permit, to let |
| 2 | Latin | laxo | I extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,... |
| 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 “lessié”