Where does “levantar” come from?

levantar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese levantar, from Vulgar Latin levantare, from Latin levāns, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

levantar (Galician): to lift, to raise; to pick up; to stand

Definitions

  1. to lift, to raise; to pick up; to stand

Ancestry of “levantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselevantar—
2Vulgar Latinlevantare—
3Latinlevānslifting, raising
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →