myEtymology.com: French etymology of laissier

Etymology of the French word laissier

the Old French word laissier

derived 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-

Anglo-Norman lesser

Word found in Old French