Where does “λεβάντες” come from?
λεβάντες (Greek) comes from Italian levante, from Italian levarsi, from Latin levāns, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
λεβάντες (Greek): the Levant, levanter an easterly Mediterranean wind
Definitions
- the Levant, levanter an easterly Mediterranean wind
Ancestry of “λεβάντες”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | levante | rising; east; levanter |
| 2 | Italian | levarsi | reflexive of levare; to get up, stand up; to take... |
| 3 | Latin | levāns | lifting, raising |
| 4 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 5 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |