languish
v. US //ˈɫæŋɡwɪʃ// UK //lˈæŋɡwɪʃ// lan·guish
From Middle English languysshen, from the present participle stem of Anglo-Norman and Middle French languir, from Late Latin languīre, alteration of Latin languēre (“to be faint, unwell”). : Compare languor and lax. : Cognate with slack.