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Where does “illeviable” come from?

illeviable (English) comes from English leviable, from English Levy, from Anglo-Norman leve, from Old French levee, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — light.

illeviable (English): Not leviable; incapable of being imposed or...

Definitions

  1. Not leviable; incapable of being imposed or...

Ancestry of “illeviable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleviableAble to be levied
2EnglishLevy—
3Anglo-Normanleve—
4Old Frenchleveefeminine singular of the past participle of lever
5Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
6Latinlevō—
7Latinlēvis—
8Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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