myEtymology.com: English etymology of leavening

Etymology of the English word leavening

the English word leavening

derived from the English word leaven

derived from the Old French word levain

derived from the Vulgar Latin word levamen (alleviation, solace)

derived from the Latin word levare (to raise; alleviate; make smooth, polish; lift, raise, hold up; lighten, lessen, relieve; undo, take off; release)

derived from the Classical Latin word levis (light, thin, trivial; smooth; slippery, polished)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʷh-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lei-

derived from the English word leaf

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *laubaz

derived from the Old French word ultimately

derived from the Latin word lutum (mud, dirt, clay; weld, plant giving yellow dye; the dye)

derived from the Vulgar Latin word levamen (alleviation, solace)

derived from the Latin word levare (to raise; alleviate; make smooth, polish; lift, raise, hold up; lighten, lessen, relieve; undo, take off; release)

derived from the Classical Latin word levis (light, thin, trivial; smooth; slippery, polished)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʷh-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lei-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leip-