Latin

laxo

‘relax, moderate, weaken’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin laxo.

8 English words in this record descend from Latin laxo, most familiar first.

• release ← relesen ← relaisser ← relaschier ← laschier
• lease ← *lesen ← *leser
• relaxation ← relaxatio ← relaxō
• relish ← release ← reles ← reles ← relaxō
• laches ← lachesse ← laschier ← laxico
• laxator
• laxation ← laxātiō
• lesses ← laissées ← laisser ← laisser ← lesser

Etymograph / Latin laxo