Where does “dejar” come from?
dejar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish dexar, from Old Spanish lexar, from Latin laxāre, from Latin laxō, from Latin laxus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lēg- — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
dejar (Spanish): to leave; to leave, to keep; to let, allow
Definitions
- to leave; to leave, to keep; to let, allow
Ancestry of “dejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | dexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; to leave sth in a... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | lexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; let |
| 3 | Latin | laxāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 5 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |