Where does “lanta” come from?
lanta (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese levantar, 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 — light.
lanta (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to stand up
Definitions
- to stand up
Ancestry of “lanta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | levantar | to stand up; to get up; to raise; to get someone... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | levantar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | levantare | — |
| 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 |