Where does “levadura” come from?

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

levadura (Spanish): yeast

Definitions

  1. yeast

Ancestry of “levadura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlevarto raise anchor; to put up; Synonym of llevar
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “levadura”

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