Words that come from Proto-Italic “leɣʷis”

400 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — including relevant, relief, relevance, relieve, irrelevant, elevator, leverage, lever.

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English (120)

Italian (86)

Latin (83)

French (41)

Catalan (11)

Galician (6)

Esperanto (5)

Portuguese (4)

Swedish (3)

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Hungarian (3)

Danish (3)

Middle French (2)

Neapolitan (2)

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Interlingua (2)

Dutch (2)

Spanish (2)

Old French (2)

Old Spanish (1)

Japanese (1)

Crimean Tatar (1)

Old Occitan (1)

Turkish (1)

Venetian (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Hebrew (1)

Istriot (1)

Korean (1)

Cebuano (1)

Ido (1)

Polish (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Norman (1)