Where does “levante” come from?

levante (Italian) comes from Italian levarsi, from Latin levāns, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

levante (Italian): rising; east; levanter

Definitions

  1. rising; east; levanter

Ancestry of “levante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlevarsireflexive of levare; to get up, stand up; to take...
2Latinlevānslifting, raising
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →