Where does “levier” come from?

levier (English) comes from French levier, from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

levier (English): One who levies

Definitions

  1. One who levies

Ancestry of “levier”, step by step

levier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French levier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlevierlever
2FrenchleverTo raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up
3Middle Frenchleverto lift
4Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
5Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
6Latinlēvislight, not heavy
7Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via English Levy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLevyTo impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property
2Czechlevýleft of direction
3Old Czechlevýleft
4Proto-Slaviclěvъleft
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →