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Where does “leggere” come from?

leggere (Italian) comes from Latin legere, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

leggere (Italian): to read; feminine plural of leggero

Definitions

  1. to read; feminine plural of leggero

Ancestry of “leggere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinlegō—
3Latinlēx—
4Proto-Italiclēg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “leggere”

  • letti
  • rileggere
  • illeggibilità
  • illeggibilmente
  • fuorilegge
  • legge
  • leggina
  • leggibilità
  • delegificare
  • delegificazione
  • illeggibile
  • leggibile
  • lette
  • leggibilmente
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