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
3Latinlevānslifting, raising
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levantar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰusEvery word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis
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