Where does “σιροκολεβάντες” come from?
σιροκολεβάντες (Greek) comes from Greek λεβάντες, from Italian levante, from Italian levarsi, from Latin levāns, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.
σιροκολεβάντες (Greek): an east-southeasterly Mediterranean wind
Definitions
- an east-southeasterly Mediterranean wind
Ancestry of “σιροκολεβάντες”, step by step
σιροκολεβάντες traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek λεβάντες
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | λεβάντες | the Levant, levanter an easterly Mediterranean wind |
| 2 | Italian | levante | rising; east; levanter |
| 3 | Italian | levarsi | reflexive of levare; to get up, stand up; to take... |
| 4 | Latin | levāns | lifting, raising |
| 5 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
via Greek σιρόκος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | σιρόκος | the sirocco |