myEtymology.com: French etymology of relayer

Etymology of the French word relayer

the Old French word relayer

derived from the Latin word relaxare (loosen, widen; relax)

using the Latin prefix re-

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-

English relay

Dutch relais, English relay, German Relais, Norwegian relé, Swedish relä

Word found in Old French