Where does “llevantí” come from?
llevantí (Catalan) comes from Catalan llevant, from Catalan llevar, from Catalan neu, from Vulgar Latin *nĕvem, from Latin nix, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
llevantí (Catalan): eastern, oriental
Definitions
- eastern, oriental
Ancestry of “llevantí”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | llevant | east, orient |
| 2 | Catalan | llevar | to remove, to take out; to raise, to lift, to... |
| 3 | Catalan | neu | snow |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *nĕvem | — |
| 5 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 6 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |