Where does “leveur” come from?

leveur (Old French) comes from Latin levator, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

leveur (Old French): a lifter, lever

Definitions

  1. a lifter, lever

Ancestry of “leveur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevatorsecond-person singular future passive imperative...
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “leveur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →