myEtymology.com: English etymology of leniency

Etymology of the English word leniency

the English word leniency

derived from the English word lenient

derived from the Obsolete French word lenient

derived from the Latin word leniens

derived from the Latin word lenire (mitigate, moderate; alleviate; mollify; explain away, gloss over)

derived from the Latin word lenis (gentle, kind, light)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *le-

using the English suffix -ency