Where does “levatura” come from?
levatura (Interlingua) comes from Portuguese levedura, from Portuguese levedar, from Galician lévedo, from Old Portuguese levedo, from Vulgar Latin levitum, from Latin levātus, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis — light.
levatura (Interlingua): yeast
Definitions
- yeast
Ancestry of “levatura”, step by step
levatura traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese levedura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | levedura | yeast |
| 2 | Portuguese | levedar | — |
| 3 | Galician | lévedo | which has been leavened; sourdough; yeast; leaven |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | levedo | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | levitum | — |
| 6 | Latin | levātus | raised, lifted |
| 7 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 8 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |