Where does “llevadura” come from?

llevadura (Asturian) comes from Spanish levadura, from Spanish levar, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

llevadura (Asturian): industrial yeast

Definitions

  1. industrial yeast

Ancestry of “llevadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlevadurayeast
2Spanishlevarto raise anchor; to put up; Synonym of llevar
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →