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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”

  • levigate
  • levigator
  • levigatus
  • levigare
  • levigans
  • levigaverimus
  • levigate
  • levigandus
  • levigaveritis
  • levigaveris
  • levigaturus
  • levigar
  • levigabile
  • levigatore
  • levigato
  • levigare
  • levigate
  • levigatrice
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