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Where does “Levita” come from?

Levita (Latin) comes from Latin levi, from Hebrew לֵוִי.

Ancestry of “Levita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevidative masculine singular of levis; dative...
2Hebrewלֵוִי—

Words derived from “Levita”

  • Levite
  • Levites
Every word from Hebrew לֵוִי →