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Where does “laevus” come from?

laevus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European leh₂iwos.

laevus (Latin): left; on the left side; awkward, foolish; unlucky

Definitions

  1. left; on the left side; awkward, foolish; unlucky

Ancestry of “laevus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂iwos—

Words derived from “laevus”

  • levonorgestrel
  • levothyroxine
  • levosimendan
  • levobupivacaine
  • levorotatory
  • levalbuterol
  • levonordefrin
  • levobunolol
  • levocetirizine
  • levocarnitine
  • levocabastine
  • levorotation
  • levonantradol
  • levorotary
  • levogyrate
  • levobetaxolol
  • levoamphetamine
  • levomethadone
  • levomethorphan
  • levopropoxyphene
  • levosulpiride
  • ambilevous
  • levomoramide
  • levodesoxyephedrine
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