Etymology of the Latin word lenire
the Latin word
lenire (mitigate, moderate; alleviate; mollify; explain away, gloss over)
derived from the Latin word
lenis (gentle, kind, light)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*le-Derivations in Latin
leniens,
lenitus,
delenire,
lenitumDerivations in other languages
Italian
lenire, Portuguese
lenir
