Where does “leggero” come from?

leggero (Italian) comes 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.

leggero (Italian): light; pop; slight

Definitions

  1. light; pop; slight

Ancestry of “leggero”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leggero”

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