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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

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “levatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselevedurayeast
2Portugueselevedar—
3Galicianlévedowhich has been leavened; sourdough; yeast; leaven
4Old Portugueselevedo—
5Vulgar Latinlevitum—
6Latinlevātus—
7Latinlevō—
8Latinlēvis—
9Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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