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Where does “ligero” come from?

ligero (Spanish) comes 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.

ligero (Spanish): light, not heavy

Definitions

  1. light, not heavy

Ancestry of “ligero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlegierlight; slight
2Vulgar Latinleviariuslight
3Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
4Latinlēvis—
5Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “ligero”

  • ligeramente
  • aligerar
  • ultraligero
  • ligereza
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