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
- something which elevates; lift
Ancestry of “elevador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | elevar | to raise; to lift; to increase; to put on a... |
| 2 | Latin | elevo | I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen |
| 3 | Latin | levō | — |
| 4 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |