"leviter" meaning in Latin

See leviter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ˈɫɛ.wɪ.tɛr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛː.vi.ter] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: levius [comparative], levissimē [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin leviter From levis + -ter. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|levis<id:light>|-ter|text=+|title=leviter|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Latin leviter [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "lightweight", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "light", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁lengʷʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "Caland system", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-us", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁léngʰus", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "short", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*breɣʷis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*leɣʷis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "levis", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "leviter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="leviter"> From levis + -ter. Head templates: {{la-adv|leviter}} leviter (comparative levius, superlative levissimē)
  1. lightly, not heavily
    Sense id: en-leviter-la-adv-JZ1IBnxF
  2. slightly, somewhat
    Sense id: en-leviter-la-adv-rvZwn3Vg
  3. easily
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: levis, levitās, levō

Inflected forms

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