LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

laxātiō

laxātiō f (genitive laxātiōnis)
Classical[ɫakˈsaː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[lakˈsat.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. widening, wide space, width, breadth
  2. relief, mitigation

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaxātiōlaxātiōnēs
genitivelaxātiōnislaxātiōnum
dativelaxātiōnīlaxātiōnibus
accusativelaxātiōnemlaxātiōnēs
ablativelaxātiōnelaxātiōnibus
vocativelaxātiōlaxātiōnēs

laxātĭo, ōnis, f. id.,
I. a widening, wide space, width, breadth (post-Aug.).
I. Lit.: duorum digitorum laxatio, Vitr. 4, 7, 4.—
II. A relief, mitigation, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 52 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  3. Latinlaxātiō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin laxō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin laxātiō From laxō + -tiō.

Quick answers

What does laxātiō mean in Latin?
laxātiō, a noun, means “widening, wide space, width, breadth; relief, mitigation”.
What is the genitive of laxātiō?
The genitive singular is laxātiōnis. laxātiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce laxātiō?
In classical Latin, [ɫakˈsaː.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [lakˈsat.t͡si.o].
Where does laxātiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg- → Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-s-ós → Latin laxātiō.