myEtymology.com: French etymology of leasing

Etymology of the French word leasing

the French word leasing

derived from the English word leasing

using the English suffix -ing

using the English suffix -less

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lausaz

derived from the English word lease

derived from the Anglo-French word lease

derived from the Old French word lais

derived from the French word laisser

derived 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 les

derived from the Anglo-Norman word lesser

derived from 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-

Dutch leasen, English lease, German leasen, Norwegian lease, Swedish leasa