Where does “elve” come from?

elve (Mauritian Creole) comes from French élever, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

elve (Mauritian Creole): high; to raise; to heighten

Definitions

  1. high; to raise; to heighten

Ancestry of “elve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéleverto raise; to bring up; to elevate, to enhance
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 →