Where does “levigandus” come from?
levigandus (Latin) comes from Latin levigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
levigandus (Latin): which is to be lightened; which is to be...
Definitions
- which is to be lightened; which is to be...
Ancestry of “levigandus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | levigo | I make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish |
| 2 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |