Where does “palaeolevee” come from?
palaeolevee (English) comes from English levee, from French levée, from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — light.
Ancestry of “palaeolevee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | levee | An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the... |
| 2 | French | levée | removal; levee; feminine singular of the past... |
| 3 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 4 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 5 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 6 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 7 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |