Reconstruction:Latin/leviarium

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From *levius (light) +‎ -ārius (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

*leviārium (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. light (in weight)

Reconstruction notes

[edit]

Attested in French from ca. 1100 (Song of Roland)[1] and Catalan from ca. 1280 (Fèlix o Llibre de meravelles).[2]

Descendants

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ léger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ “lleuger” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.