Where does “levstango” come from?
levstango (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto Levi, from Italian levare, from Spanish levantar, from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis — light.
levstango (Esperanto): crowbar
Definitions
- crowbar
Ancestry of “levstango”, step by step
levstango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto Levi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | Levi | to lift, to raise |
| 2 | Italian | levare | to take, take away, take off, move away, remove,... |
| 3 | Spanish | levantar | to lift; to raise, put up; to put up; build up |
| 4 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 5 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 6 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 7 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 8 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |