Where does “levo” come from?

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

levo (Latin): to raise, elevate, lift up

Definitions

  1. to raise, elevate, lift up

Ancestry of “levo”, step by step

levo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lēvis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlēvislight, not heavy
2Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via Latin levāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevāre—

Words derived from “levo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →