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Where does “sollevazione” come from?

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

sollevazione (Italian): insurrection, uprising, insurgency

Definitions

  1. insurrection, uprising, insurgency

Ancestry of “sollevazione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublevātiōnem—
2Latinsublevō—
3Latinlevō—
4Latinlēvis—
5Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →