Where does “levigate” come from?
levigate (English) comes from Latin levigatus, from Latin levigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
levigate (English): to make smooth or polish; to make into a smooth...
Definitions
- to make smooth or polish; to make into a smooth...
Ancestry of “levigate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | levigatus | lightened, having been made lighter; smoothed,... |
| 2 | Latin | levigo | I make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish |
| 3 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |