Where does “levigar” come from?

levigar (Spanish) comes from Latin levigo, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

levigar (Spanish): to levigate

Definitions

  1. to levigate

Ancestry of “levigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlevigoI make light, lighten; I make smooth, polish
2Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
3Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →
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