Latin

levis

‘light’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin levis.

42 English words in this record descend from Latin levis, most familiar first.

• leave ← lever ← lever ← lever ← levāre
• relevant ← relevāns ← relevō ← levō
• elevator ← elevate ← elevaten ← elevat ← ēlevātus
• elevation ← ēlevātiō ← ēlevō ← levō
• lever ← leveor ← levātor ← levō
• alleviate ← alleviatus ← alleviō
• elevate ← elevaten ← elevat ← ēlevātus ← ēlevō
• oblivion ← oblīviō ← oblīvīscor
• oblivious ← oblīviōsus ← oblīvium ← oblīvīscor
• levant ← lever ← lever ← lever ← levāre
• allege ← alleggen ← alegier ← alleviāre
• levee ← lever ← lever ← lever ← levāre

More words from levis

• leger
• levity
• levitate
• levitation
• leaven
• unleavened
• levator
• oubliette
• leggero
• elevational
• levain
• obliviate
• superelevation
• dextroelevation
• elevatable
• elevatory
• enlevé
• enlevement
• laevoelevation
• leavenless
• legerity
• leavenous
• leggiadrous
• leavener
• oblivium
• overleaven
• overelevation
• paleoelevation
• superelevate
• unleavenable
• relief

Etymograph / Latin levis