英语词汇“Indo-European root: lē-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: lē-

释义

‌‌lē-
To let go, slacken. Contracted from *leə₁‑.

Extended form *lēd‑.
1. 1. let¹, from Old English lǣtan, to allow, leave undone, from Germanic *lētan;
  2. liege; allegiance, from Late Latin laetus, semifree colonist, from Germanic derivative *lēthigaz, freed.
2. Zero-grade form *ləd‑.
  1. late, latter, last¹, from Old English læt, late, with its comparative lætra, latter, and its superlative latost, last, from Germanic *lataz;
  2. let², from Old English lettan, to hinder, impede (< "to make late"), from Germanic *latjan;
  3. suffixed form *ləd-to‑. lassitude; alas, from Latin lassus, tired, weary.
Suffixed basic form *lē-ni‑. lenient, lenis, lenitive, lenity, from Latin lēnis, soft, gentle.

[Pokorny 3. lē(i)‑ 666.]

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