Where does “lievito” come from?

lievito (Italian) comes 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.

lievito (Italian): yeast; leaven, leavening; first-person singular...

Definitions

yeast; leaven, leavening; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “lievito”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	levitum	—
2	Latin	levātus	raised, lifted
3	Latin	levō	to raise, elevate, lift up
4	Latin	lēvis	light, not heavy
5	Proto-Italic	leɣʷis	light
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁léngʰus	lightweight
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₁lengʷʰ-	light

Words derived from “lievito”

lievitare
lievitatura

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