Where does “levita” come from?

levita (Catalan) comes from French lévite — Levite (member of the Hebrew tribe Levi).

levita (Catalan): frock coat

Definitions

  1. frock coat

Ancestry of “levita”, step by step

levita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lévite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchléviteLevite (member of the Hebrew tribe Levi)

via Late Latin Levīta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinLevīta
Every word from French lévite
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