Where does “levers” come from?
levers (French) comes from French lever, 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.
levers (French): plural of lever
Ancestry of “levers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 2 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 3 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 4 | Latin | levō | — |
| 5 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |