English
laisser faire
Laisser faire comes from French laisser faire ‘to let someone do as they please’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlaisser faire‘to let someone do as they please’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlaisser faire‘to let someone do as they please’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French laisser faire
Today it means
adj —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French laisser faire / laisser faire