Where does “elev” come from?
elev (Romanian) comes from French élève, from French élever, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
elev (Romanian): student, schoolboy
Ancestry of “elev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | élève | schoolboy, pupil, student; schoolchild, pupil,... |
| 2 | French | élever | to raise; to bring up; to elevate, to enhance |
| 3 | Latin | elevo | I raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen |
| 4 | Latin | levō | — |
| 5 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |