Where does “levator” come from?

Levator comes from Latin levator, derived from Latin levo meaning "to lift," from Latin levis meaning "light," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-.

levator (English): lifting muscle; The levator palpebrae superioris...

Definitions

  1. lifting muscle; The levator palpebrae superioris...

Ancestry of “levator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →