Where does “dexar” come from?
dexar (Spanish) comes from Spanish dejar, 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;...
dexar (Spanish): Obsolete spelling of dejar
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of dejar
Ancestry of “dexar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | dejar | to leave; to leave, to keep; to let, allow |
| 2 | Old Spanish | dexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; to leave sth in a... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lexar | to leave sth, abandon sth; let |
| 4 | Latin | laxāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | laxō | to extend, expand |
| 6 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |