Where does “leu” come from?

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

leu (Papiamentu): far

Definitions

  1. far

Ancestry of “leu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlejosfar
2Old Spanishlexos—
3Latinlaxiusnominative neuter singular of laxior; accusative...
4Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxius →