Where does “Levantine” come from?

Levantine comes from French levant, from Latin levare meaning to raise or lift, ultimately from Latin levis meaning light.

Levantine (English): Of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean; Synonym...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Levant	—
2	French	Levant	—
3	French	lever	To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up
4	Middle French	lever	to lift
5	Old French	lever	to lift; to get up
6	Latin	levō	—
7	Latin	lēvis	—
8	Proto-Italic	leɣʷis	—
9	Proto-Indo-European	h₁léngʰus	lightweight
10	Proto-Indo-European	h₁lengʷʰ-	light

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