Where does “lievitare” come from?
lievitare (Italian) comes from Italian lievito, from Vulgar Latin levitum, from Latin levātus, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
lievitare (Italian): To rise; To leaven
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