Where does “lever” come from?

lever (French) comes from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lever (French): To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up

Definitions

  1. To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up

Ancestry of “lever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchleverto lift
2Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lever”

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