lenis
Latin
adj
Definitions
- soft, smooth, gentle
- gradual
- moderate, mild, calm
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (let, leave, stone).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*leh₁-
Gloss
let, leave, stone
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
石
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lenify English
- *lenus Latin
- lénifier French
- *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
- *leh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *pelh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- alina Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lin Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- *laws- Proto-Celtic
- *layeti Proto-Celtic
- *layo- Proto-Celtic
- лѣность Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- лѣнъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian