Where does “élévateur” come from?

élévateur (French) comes from French élever, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

élévateur (French): lifting; elevator, lift

Definitions

  1. lifting; elevator, lift

Ancestry of “élévateur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéleverto raise; to bring up; to elevate, to enhance
2LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →