Etymology of the Latin word laxatus
the Latin word
laxatus (wide, large in extent, spacious)
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-using the Latin suffix
-atusDerivations in Latin
laxativus