Reconstruction:Latin/levianum

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

Etymology

From levis +‎ -ānus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈβjanu/

Adjective

*leviānum (feminine *leviāna, neuter *leviāno, masculine plural *leviānōs, feminine plural *leviānās) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

light (in weight)

Descendants

Navarro-Aragonese: leviano
Asturian: llivianu
Old Galician-Portuguese: livão
- Galician: levián, leviao
Old Spanish: leviano, liviano
- Ladino: liviano, livyano
- Spanish: liviano
  - → Asturian: livianu
- → Portuguese: leviano

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “leve”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 637

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