myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of laxare

Etymology of the Latin word laxare

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-

Albanian lëshoj, French laissier, Portuguese deixar, Portuguese laxar, Portuguese leixar, Romanian lăsa, Spanish laxar