Where does “elevador” come from?

elevador (Spanish) comes from Spanish elevar, from Latin elevo, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

elevador (Spanish): lifting; lift, elevator; forklift

Definitions

  1. lifting; lift, elevator; forklift

Ancestry of “elevador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishelevarto elevate; to raise; lift up
2LatinelevoI raise or elevate; I alleviate or lessen
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “elevador”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →
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