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Where does “loisir” come from?

loisir (Old French) comes from Latin licēre.

loisir (Old French): free time; rest; respite; permission

Definitions

  1. free time; rest; respite; permission

Ancestry of “loisir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlicēre—

Words derived from “loisir”

  • leisure
  • leisurely
  • leisured
  • leisureliness
  • leisurewear
  • leisurable
  • leisurably
  • unleisurely
  • nonleisure
  • unleisured
  • leisureless
  • leisuring
  • leisureness
  • leisurist
  • unleisuredness
  • leisurelessness
  • leisuresome
  • antileisure
  • leisurelily
  • loisible
  • loisir
  • loisiblement
  • レジャー
  • レジャーウエア
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