Where does “levator” come from?

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

levator (Latin): second-person singular future passive imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative...

Ancestry of “levator”, step by step

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

Words derived from “levator”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →