Where does “alleggerire” come from?

alleggerire (Italian) comes from Italian leggero, from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

alleggerire (Italian): to lighten; to lessen, relieve; to reduce

Definitions

  1. to lighten; to lessen, relieve; to reduce

Ancestry of “alleggerire”, step by step

alleggerire traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian leggero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianleggerolight; pop; slight
2Old Frenchlegierlight; slight
3Vulgar Latinleviariuslight
4Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Italian ire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianireplural of ira; to go
2Latinirepresent active infinitive of eō; to go
3LatineoI go, I move; I advance, I proceed, I progress; I...
4Proto-ItaliceōI go
5Proto-Italicejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Italian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianAwhen followed by a number
2LatinA—
3Etruscan𐌀and, also
4Ancient Greekᾱ̔—
5Phoenician𐤀ox; aleph; alef
6Egyptian𓃾—

Words derived from “alleggerire”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →