1. Etymology of the French word lever
the Old French word
leverderived 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-Derivations in French
enlever,
leveour,
levier,
champlever,
mainlevée,
relever,
élever,
lève-cul,
lève-glaces,
lève-tard,
lève-tôt,
levage,
levant,
lever,
leveur,
levé,
levée,
levade,
lèveCognates
English
levee, German
Lever, Italian
levare, Latin
levare, Provençal
levar, Spanish
llevarUsage
Word found in Old French
2. Etymology of the French word lever
derived from the French word
leverderived from the Old French word
leverderived 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-Derivations in French
lever-DieuUsage
Word found in Old French
