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Where does “ligeramente” come from?

ligeramente (Spanish) comes from Spanish ligero, 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.

ligeramente (Spanish): slightly; lightly

Definitions

  1. slightly; lightly

Ancestry of “ligeramente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishligerolight, not heavy
2Old Frenchlegierlight; slight
3Vulgar Latinleviariuslight
4Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
5Latinlēvis—
6Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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