leggiadro
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ledˈd͡ʒa.dro/
adj
Definitions
- lovely, pretty
- elegant, graceful, sightly
Etymology
Root from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (light, lightweight, move lightly).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁lengʷʰ-
Gloss
light, lightweight, move lightly
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- corpus Latin
- levis Latin
- illeggiadrire Italian
- leggiadramente Italian
- *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁léngʰus Proto-Indo-European
- *linhtaz Proto-Germanic
- *lьgъkъ Proto-Slavic
- llai Welsh
- luchorpán Old Irish
- lugu Old Irish
- *lengeti Proto-Celtic
- *leɣwis Proto-Italic
- *leχwī Proto-Italic
- *Hragúš Proto-Iranian