English
levigation
Levigation comes from Latin levigatio ‘a smoothing’, and goes back to lēvigō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevigatio‘a smoothing’
- Englishtodaylevigation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElēvigō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevigatio‘a smoothing’
- Englishtodaylevigation
The story
Latin levigatio (‘a smoothing’): compare French lévigation.
Every English word from Latin lēvigō
Today it means
noun The act or operation of levigating (making into fine powder)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lēvigō / levigation