Where does “levis” come from?

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

levis (Latin): light, not heavy

Definitions

  1. light, not heavy

Ancestry of “levis”, step by step

levis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic leɣʷis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “levis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →