Where does “elevare” come from?
elevare (Italian) comes from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
elevare (Italian): to put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
Definitions
- to put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
Ancestry of “elevare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | elevo | I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen |
| 2 | Latin | levō | — |
| 3 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
Words derived from “elevare”