Where does “levantamento” come from?

levantamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese levantar, from Old Portuguese levantar, from Vulgar Latin levantare, from Latin levāns, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus — light.

levantamento (Portuguese): lifting; uplift; elevation

Definitions

  1. lifting; uplift; elevation

Ancestry of “levantamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselevantarto stand up; to get up; to raise; to get someone...
2Old Portugueselevantar
3Vulgar Latinlevantare
4Latinlevānslifting, raising
5Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
6Latinlēvislight, not heavy
7Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis