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Where does “leggiadramente” come from?

leggiadramente (Italian) comes from Italian leggiadro, from Italian leggiadria, from Old Occitan leujairia, from Vulgar Latin leviarius, from Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

leggiadramente (Italian): prettily, gracefully

Definitions

  1. prettily, gracefully

Ancestry of “leggiadramente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianleggiadrolovely, pretty; elegant, graceful, sightly
2Italianleggiadrialoveliness, prettiness; elegance
3Old Occitanleujairia—
4Vulgar Latinleviariuslight
5Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
6Latinlēvis—
7Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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