English
levator
Levator comes from New Latin levātor ‘one that lifts or raises’, from Latin levis ‘light, not heavy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʰus‘lightweight’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷis‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevis‘light, not heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō‘to lift up, raise, elevate’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900levātor‘one that lifts or raises’
- Englishtodaylevator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léngʰus‘lightweight’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷis‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevis‘light, not heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō‘to lift up, raise, elevate’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900levātor‘one that lifts or raises’
- Englishtodaylevator
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- ‘lightweight’
light, lung, obliterate, 10 more
through Latin levis ‘light, not heavy’
leave, oblivion, oblivious, alleviate, allege, levant, leger, levee, levity, levitation, levitate, 24 more
through Latin levō ‘to lift up, raise, elevate’
relief, relevant, relieve, elevation, elevate, unleavened, leaven, 20 more
through New Latin levātor ‘one that lifts or raises’
Today it means
noun One who, or something which, lifts something else, as: Any of several muscles whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus / levator