Etymology of the Latin word levare
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 Latin
elevare,
levatum,
levator,
levata,
levamen,
levatus,
adlevare,
circumlevare,
sublevare,
relevare,
conlevare,
delevare,
allevare,
praelevareDerivations in other languages
French
lever, Italian
levare, Portuguese
levar, Portuguese
levitar, Spanish
levar, Spanish
llevarCognates
English
levee, French
lever, German
Lever, Italian
levare, Provençal
levar, Spanish
llevar
