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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

Definitions

  1. To rise; To leaven

Ancestry of “lievitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlievitoyeast; leaven, leavening; first-person singular...
2Vulgar Latinlevitum—
3Latinlevātus—
4Latinlevō—
5Latinlēvis—
6Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lievitare”

  • lievitatura
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