Where does “lejano” come from?
lejano (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;...
lejano (Spanish): far, faraway
Ancestry of “lejano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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;... |