Where does “eleva” come from?

eleva (Maltese) comes from Italian elevare, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

eleva (Maltese): to raise, to lift, to elevate

Definitions

  1. to raise, to lift, to elevate

Ancestry of “eleva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianelevareto put up; to raise or lift; to elevate
2LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →
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