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
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Words derived from “leggero”