Where does “enlevar” come from?

enlevar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese levar, from Old Portuguese levar, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

enlevar (Portuguese): to enrapture, to overjoy

Definitions

  1. to enrapture, to overjoy

Ancestry of “enlevar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselevarto take; to contain; to take; to carry
2Old Portugueselevarto take
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 →