lenis

(Inglês)

Pronunciado como (IPA)
[ˈɫeː.nɪs]
Etimologia (Inglês)

From Proto-Italic *lēnis (“soft, mild”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“lazy, slow; soft”). Cognate to Proto-Slavic *lěnь (“laziness”) and to Lithuanian lė́nas (“slow, calm”). Compare also lentus, of similar sound and meaning but different origin.

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