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Where does “leggiadro” come from?

leggiadro (Italian) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

leggiadro (Italian): lovely, pretty; elegant, graceful, sightly

Definitions

  1. lovely, pretty; elegant, graceful, sightly

Ancestry of “leggiadro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leggiadro”

  • leggiadrous
  • leggiadramente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →