Where does “levante” come from?
levante (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish levar, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.
levante (Spanish): east; East , levanter
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