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Where does “lixeiramente” come from?

lixeiramente (Galician) comes from Portuguese ligeiramente, from Portuguese -mente, from Old Portuguese -mente.

lixeiramente (Galician): slightly, lightly

Definitions

  1. slightly, lightly

Ancestry of “lixeiramente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseligeiramentelightly; slightly
2Portuguese-mente-ly; -ally
3Old Portuguese-mente—
Every word from Old Portuguese -mente →