Where does “levigo” come from?

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

levigo (Latin): I make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish

Definitions

  1. I make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish

Ancestry of “levigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
2Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “levigo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →