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ligeiro.

light

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/liˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[liˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/liˈʒɐj.ɾu/Portugal/liˈʒej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal

  1. light

  2. quick, nimble

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Latin *levius Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Vulgar Latin *leviārius Old French legierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro Portuguese ligeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro, borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin *levius (“light”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Fala ligeru, Galician lixeiro, Spanish ligero. Piecewise doublet of leveiro.

adv/liˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[liˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/liˈʒɐj.ɾu/Portugal/liˈʒej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal

  1. quickly

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Latin *levius Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Vulgar Latin *leviārius Old French legierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro Portuguese ligeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro, borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin *levius (“light”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Fala ligeru, Galician lixeiro, Spanish ligero. Piecewise doublet of leveiro.

noun/liˈʒe(j).ɾu/Brazil[liˈʒe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/liˈʒɐj.ɾu/Portugal/liˈʒej.ɾu/Northern, Portugal

  1. lightweight

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Latin *levius Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Vulgar Latin *leviārius Old French legierbor. Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro Portuguese ligeiro Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro, borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin *levius (“light”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Fala ligeru, Galician lixeiro, Spanish ligero. Piecewise doublet of leveiro.

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