Where does “ymlacio” come from?
ymlacio (Welsh) comes from Welsh llacio, from Welsh llac, from English slack, from Middle English slak, from Old English slæc, from Proto-Germanic slakaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.
ymlacio (Welsh): to relax
Definitions
- to relax
Ancestry of “ymlacio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | llacio | to slacken, to make slack; to slacken, to become... |
| 2 | Welsh | llac | slack, loose, lax |
| 3 | English | slack | The part of anything that hangs loose, having no... |
| 4 | Middle English | slak | — |
| 5 | Old English | slæc | lazy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slakaz | slack, lax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₁g- | weak, feeble; weak, faint |