laissier

Old French

verb
Definitions
  • to allow; to permit
  • to leave not prohibit

Etymology

Inherited from Latin laxo, laxāre, laxō (relax, loosen) derived from Old High German lāzan (let, let go, leave, release) derived from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (let, leave alone, leave, allow, leave behind) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leh₁d-

Gloss

let, leave, let go, leave behind, give out, let out, be tired

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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