myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of relaxare

Etymology of the Latin word relaxare

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 relax, French relesser, French relacher, French relâcher, French relaxer, French relayer, French relaisser, Italian relassina, Italian rilassare, Portuguese relaxar, Portuguese releixar, Spanish relajar, Spanish relejar