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Where does “eleva” come from?

eleva (Italian) comes from Italian elevare, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

eleva (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “eleva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelevareto put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
2LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
3Latinlevō—
4Latinlēvis—
5Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →