Etymology of the English word lessor
the English word
lessorderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lessourderived 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