Where does “levāns” come from?

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

levāns (Latin): lifting, raising

Definitions

  1. lifting, raising

Ancestry of “levāns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
2Latinlēvislight, not heavy
3Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levāns”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →