Where does “elevate” come from?

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

elevate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “elevate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →