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Where does “levigaturus” come from?

levigaturus (Latin) comes from Latin levigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

levigaturus (Latin): about to lighten, about to make lighter; about to...

Definitions

  1. about to lighten, about to make lighter; about to...

Ancestry of “levigaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlevigoI make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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