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Where does “sollevare” come from?

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

sollevare (Italian): to raise, lift, put up, rear, stir up, bring up,...

Definitions

  1. to raise, lift, put up, rear, stir up, bring up,...

Ancestry of “sollevare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublevāre—
2Latinlevō—
3Latinlēvis—
4Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “sollevare”

  • sollevabile
  • risollevare
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