Where does “lévedo” come from?

lévedo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese levedo, from Vulgar Latin levitum, from Latin levātus, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lévedo (Galician): which has been leavened; sourdough; yeast; leaven

Definitions

  1. which has been leavened; sourdough; yeast; leaven

Ancestry of “lévedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselevedo—
2Vulgar Latinlevitum—
3Latinlevātusraised, lifted
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lévedo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →