1. Etymology of the English word lease
the English word
leasederived from the Anglo-French word
leasederived from the Old French word
laisderived from the French word
laisserderived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesserderived from the Old French word
laissierderived from the Latin word
laxare (loosen, slaken, relax)
derived from the Latin word
laxus (unstrung; relaxed, at ease; wide, spacious, ample)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*slēg-Derivations in English
lease,
leasehold,
leaseholder,
leaseman,
prelease,
release,
sublease,
leaseback,
leasing,
re-lease,
leasedCognates
Dutch
leasen, French
leasing, German
leasen, Norwegian
lease, Swedish
leasaUsage
Word found in Modern English
2. Etymology of the English word lease
derived from the English word
leasederived from the English word
leasederived from the Anglo-French word
leasederived from the Old French word
laisderived from the French word
laisserderived from the Latin word
locus (place; part of the body; female genitals; grounds of proof; place, territory, locality; seat, rank, position)
derived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesserderived from the Old French word
laissierderived from the Latin word
laxare (loosen, slaken, relax)
derived from the Latin word
laxus (unstrung; relaxed, at ease; wide, spacious, ample)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*slēg-Usage
Word found in Modern English
