Where does “very-light” come from?

very-light (Portuguese) comes from English Very light, from English very, from Middle English verray, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

very-light (Portuguese): Very light

Definitions

  1. Very light

Ancestry of “very-light”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVery lightA type of pyrotechnic flare used as a signal or...
2EnglishveryTrue, real, actual; The same; identical; With...
3Middle Englishverraytrue, correct, factual, authentic, real; precise,...
4Old Frenchveraireal; genuine
5Late Latinvērāgus
6Latinvērāxtruthful
7Latin-āxish, -y
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós