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Where does “soprelevare” come from?

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

soprelevare (Italian): Variant of sopraelevare

Definitions

  1. Variant of sopraelevare

Ancestry of “soprelevare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelevareto put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
2LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
3Latinlevō—
4Latinlēvis—
5Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “soprelevare”

  • soprelevato
  • soprelevata
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