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Where does “lexos” come from?

lexos (Old Spanish) comes from Latin laxius, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Ancestry of “lexos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaxiusnominative neuter singular of laxior; accusative...
2Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “lexos”

  • lejano
  • lejos
  • alejamiento
  • alejar
  • llexos
  • leu
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