Where does “deixar” come from?

deixar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leixar, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

deixar (Portuguese): to leave; to exit; to leave; to quit

Definitions

  1. to leave; to exit; to leave; to quit

Ancestry of “deixar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleixarto leave
2Latinlaxāre—
3Latinlaxōto extend, expand
4Latinlaxuswide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)lēg-to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “deixar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- →Every word from Latin laxus →Every word from Latin laxō →