Where does “elevate” come from?

elevate (Italian) comes from Italian elevato, 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.

elevate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...

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  1. second-person plural present indicative of...

Ancestry of “elevate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelevatohigh; lofty; elevated
2Italianelevareto put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
3LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →