Where does “elevador” come from?

elevador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese elevar, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

elevador (Portuguese): something which elevates; lift

Definitions

  1. something which elevates; lift

Ancestry of “elevador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseelevarto raise; to lift; to increase; to put on a...
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 →