Where does “levy” come from?

Levy comes from English elevenpence, English eleven, English penny, Latin levare meaning "to lift," Latin levis meaning "light," and Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- meaning "to be light or lift."

levy (English): To impose to collect monies due, or to...

Definitions

  1. To impose to collect monies due, or to...

Ancestry of “levy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleve—
2Old Frenchleveefeminine singular of the past participle of lever
3Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →