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Where does “leviarius” come from?

leviarius (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin levius, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

leviarius (Vulgar Latin): light

Definitions

  1. light

Ancestry of “leviarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleviuscomparative degree of leviter
2Latinlēvis—
3Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “leviarius”

  • leger
  • legerity
  • leggero
  • ultraligero
  • ligeramente
  • aligerar
  • ligero
  • ligereza
  • leggermente
  • alleggerimento
  • superleggero
  • leggerezza
  • leggiadria
  • illeggibile
  • leggibile
  • alleggiare
  • leggerone
  • leggere
  • letti
  • alleggiamento
  • medioleggero
  • illeggibilità
  • leggero
  • alleggerire
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