Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. · To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain). · To give respite to (someone). · To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.
Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily. · Freedom from pain, hardship, and annoyance, sometimes (derogatory, archaic) idleness, sloth. · Freedom from worry and concern; peace; sometimes (derogatory, archaic) indifference. · Freedom from effort; leisure, rest.
From Middle English ese, eise, aise, from Anglo-Norman ese (“ease”), from Old French eise, aise (“elbow room; opportunity”), of uncertain and obscure origin. Apparently related to Provençal ais, Italian agio and asio, Sicilian aciu and Portuguese azo. Sometimes ascribed to Vulgar Latin *āsia or *āsium, possibly from Latin ānsa (“handle, haft”) or Frankish *ansiju (“handle, loophole, eyelet; cup-handle; arms akimbo, elbow room”), but more often derived from Vulgar Latin *adjace(m), from Latin adjacēns (“adjacent, neighbouring”), present participle of adjaceō (“lie next to, border on”), though the forms and senses are difficult to trace clearly. Alternatively, possibly from a non-Latin source such as Germanic or Celtic on the basis of the conflicting forms which appear in various Romance languages. Compare Old English īeþe (“easy”), Gothic 𐌰𐌶𐌴𐍄𐌹 (azēti, “ease; pleasure”), *𐌰𐌶𐌴𐍄𐍃 (*azēts, “easy”), Breton eaz, ez (“easy”), Irish adhais (“easy; leisure”). See also eath. The verb is from Middle English esen, ultimately of the same origin.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
- Root classification mention*(H)yeh₁-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentioneseenm
- Derivation mentioneisefro
- Cognate mentionagioit
- Cognate mentionaciuscn
- Cognate mentionazopt
- Derivation mentionānsala · handle, haft
- Derivation mentionadiacēnsla · adjacent, neighbouring
- Cognate mentionīeþeang · easy
- Cognate mention𐌰𐌶𐌴𐍄𐌹got · ease; pleasure
- Cognate mentioneazbr
- Cognate mentionadhaisga · easy; leisure
- Inherited-form mentionesenenm
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