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Where does “relaxer” come from?

relaxer (Old French) comes from Latin relaxo, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

relaxer (Old French): Alternative form of relaschier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of relaschier

Ancestry of “relaxer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrelaxoI stretch out or widen again; unloose, loosen,...
2Latinrĕ-—
3Latinprōdūcō—
4Latinprō-—
5Proto-Italic*pro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “relaxer”

  • relax
  • relaxing
  • relaxin
  • unrelaxing
  • relaxer
  • relaxase
  • relaxometry
  • relaxosome
  • nonrelaxing
  • relaxingly
  • relaxable
  • unrelaxable
  • relaxeth
  • relaxative
  • overrelax
  • unrelaxingly
  • underrelax
  • relaxacon
  • relaxest
  • relax
  • relaxen
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