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

lixeiramente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese ligeiramente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseligeiramentelightly; slightly
2Portuguese-mente-ly; -ally
3Old Portuguese-mente—

via Galician lixeiro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlixeirolight; fast, swift; frivolous
Every word from Old Portuguese -mente →Every word from Portuguese -mente →Every word from Portuguese ligeiramente →