LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

leviārium

*leviārium

Meaning

  1. Proto Gallo Romancereconstructionlight (in weight)

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  2. Latinleviārium

Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Latin *levius Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin *leviārium From *levius (“light”) + -ārius (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanlleugerfrom Old Catalan leuger
  • Occitanleugièr
  • Franco-Provençallegiér
  • Franco-Provençallergiér
  • Franco-Provençallezhi
  • Franco-Provençallégé
  • Franco-Provençallèrdji
  • Franco-Provençallèrdjê
  • Franco-Provençallindzè
  • Old Frenchlegier

In English words that came into English from leviārium

  • leger*leviārium

Quick answers

What does leviārium mean in Latin?
leviārium, a adjective, means “light (in weight)”.
Where does leviārium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- → Latin leviārium.