Where does “levà” come from?

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

levà (Neapolitan): to take off; to take out

Definitions

  1. to take off; to take out

Ancestry of “levà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevarepresent active infinitive of levō; second-person...
2LatinlevoI raise, elevate, lift up; I make light, lighten;...
3Latinlevislight; quick, swift; fickle
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →