English
levigate
Levigate comes from Latin lēvigō ‘to smoothen’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigō‘to smoothen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigātusperfect passive participle of lēvigō
- Englishearliest quotation 1531levigate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigō‘to smoothen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigātusperfect passive participle of lēvigō
- Englishearliest quotation 1531levigate
Earliest quotation: 1531, Thomas Elyot, London: […] Tho[mas] Bertheleti: “[…] whereby his labours beinge leuigate and made moꝛe…”
Every English word from Latin lēvigō
Today it means
verb To make smooth or polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lēvigō / levigate