English
relenter
From relent + -er.
Formed from relent + -er
Latin lentus ‘soft, pliant, slow’
Latin lentare ‘to bend’
Anglo-Norman relentir
Middle English relenten ‘to become more fluidous or dissolved’
English relent
Today it means
noun One who relents.
Sources
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