Etymology of the English word levitation
the English word
levitationderived from the English word
levitatederived 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-using the English suffix
-ionderived from the Latin word
levitas (levity; lightness, mildness)
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-Derivations in other languages
French
lévitationUsage
Word found in Modern English
