Where does “lievitatura” come from?
lievitatura (Italian) comes from Italian lievitare, 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 — light.
lievitatura (Italian): leavening; rise
Definitions
- leavening; rise
Ancestry of “lievitatura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lievitare | To rise; To leaven |
| 2 | Italian | lievito | yeast; leaven, leavening; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | levitum | — |
| 4 | Latin | levātus | raised, lifted |
| 5 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |