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llei

less

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Where it lives

De Architectura 1 · 0.17/10k

What it meant

llei — de Vaan

llei 'less', Skt. raghu- 'fleet, fast', YAv. rmaa- [adj.f] 'agile, fast, quick', sup. rBrtjisto-^ Gr. έλαχύς 'small, little', Alb. lehte, Lith. lengvas 'light', OCS Ibgbkb, Ru, legkij, Go. leihts, OHG Kht, OIc. lettr, ToB lankjse 'light5 < PIE *hilengwh-to-; Gr. ελαφρός 'light, dexterous, fast, little', OHG lungar 'fast, cheerful' < *h1lngwh-ro-. There appear to be two PIE forms of the root, *h1l(e)ngwh- and … — [de Vaan, s.v. llei, p. 350]

In the wild

llei Vitruvius, De Architectura 8.3.22

Where it came from

de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) Treated in de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Brill 2008) s.v. llei (scan p. 350; entry #900). Root candidates: *hilegh-, *hilengwb-.

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