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Where does “lindamente” come from?

lindamente (Italian) comes from Italian lindo, from Spanish lindo, from Old Spanish lindo, from Latin lēgitimus, 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...

lindamente (Italian): neatly, cleanly, tidily, prettily

Definitions

  1. neatly, cleanly, tidily, prettily

Ancestry of “lindamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlindoneat; clean; tidy
2Spanishlindopretty; cute
3Old Spanishlindo—
4Latinlēgitimus—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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