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Where does “levantar” come from?

levantar (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

levantar (Portuguese): to stand up; to get up; to raise; to get someone...

Definitions

  1. to stand up; to get up; to raise; to get someone...

Ancestry of “levantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselevantar—
2Vulgar Latinlevantare—
3Latinlevāns—
4Latinlevō—
5Latinlēvis—
6Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levantar”

  • levantamento
  • lanta
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