Latin

levō

‘to make light, to lift’

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

29 English words in this record descend from Latin levō, most familiar first.

• relevant ← relevāns ← relevō
• relief ← relever ← relevo
• elevator ← elevate ← elevaten ← elevat ← ēlevātus
• elevation ← ēlevātiō ← ēlevō
• relieve ← releven ← relever ← relevo
• lever ← leveor ← levātor
• elevate ← elevaten ← elevat ← ēlevātus ← ēlevō
• leaven ← levayn ← levain ← *levāmen
• unleavened ← leaven ← levayn ← levain ← *levāmen
• levator
• elevational ← elevation ← elevation ← ēlevātiō ← ēlevō
• levain ← *levāmen

More words from levō

• superelevation
• rilievo
• dextroelevation
• elevatable
• elevatory
• laevoelevation
• leavenless
• leavenous
• leavener
• overleaven
• overelevation
• paleoelevation
• relievo
• relevate
• relevation
• superelevate
• unleavenable

Etymograph / Latin levō