lesto

Concepts

agile

ready

nimble

spry

clever

lively

fluttersome

volant

quick

yare

Synonyms

lépido

😆

ágil

prestes

disposto

pronto

rápido

ligeiro

ativo

serelepe

Translations

agile

àgil

prêt

rap

lenig

ágil

bereit

agile

klaar

agil

rapide

gewandt

behende

snello

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛs.tu/

Etymology

Cognate with English: list

Cognate with Italian: lesto

Cognate with Spanish: listo

In summary

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *listiz; compare Old High German and Old Norse lista, English list, Italian lesto and Spanish listo. Alternatively, possibly from a Vulgar Latin *lextus or *lestus, reduced from *lexitus, as an alteration of Latin lēctus (“chosen; read”), participle of legō.