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Where does “sublevação” come from?

sublevação (Portuguese) comes from Latin sublevātiōnem, from Latin sublevō, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

sublevação (Portuguese): sublevation; uprising; insurrection; uplift

Definitions

  1. sublevation; uprising; insurrection; uplift

Ancestry of “sublevação”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublevātiōnem—
2Latinsublevō—
3Latinlevō—
4Latinlēvis—
5Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
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