English
laxism
From lax + -ism.
Formed from lax + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- ‘salmon, trout’
Proto-Germanic *lahsaz ‘salmon’
Proto-West Germanic *lahs ‘salmon’
Old English leax ‘salmon’
Middle English lax ‘salmon’
English lax
Today it means
noun laxity (in interpreting or enforcing a rule)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / laxism