Where does “alejar” come from?

alejar (Spanish) 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;...

alejar (Spanish): to remove to a distance, put farther away, to...

Definitions

to remove to a distance, put farther away, to...

Ancestry of “alejar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	lejos	far
2	Old Spanish	lexos	—
3	Latin	laxius	nominative neuter singular of laxior; accusative...
4	Latin	laxus	wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)lēg-	to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...

Words derived from “alejar”

alejamiento
alejador

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