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Where does “elevo” come from?

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

elevo (Latin): I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen

Definitions

  1. I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen

Ancestry of “elevo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “elevo”

  • elevator
  • elevate
  • elevating
  • elevatory
  • elevateth
  • elevatored
  • superelevate
  • elevatable
  • elevatorlike
  • elevatorless
  • nonelevator
  • re-elevate
  • Elevatorgate
  • transelevator
  • elevator
  • elevans
  • elevatus
  • elevare
  • eleva
  • elevate
  • elevaturus
  • elevandus
  • elevar
  • elevato
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