Italian word levare comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰwih₂-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰus (Lightweight.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₁lengʷʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *h₁lengʰwih₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *leχwī | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *h₁léngʰus | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Lightweight. |
| *leɣʷis | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| levis | Latin (lat) | Dispensable. Fickle. Light (not heavy). Quick, swift. Trivial, trifling. |
| levo | Latin (lat) | I make light, lighten. I mitigate, alleviate. I raise, elevate, lift up. I relieve, ease, comfort I make smooth, polish. |
| levare | Italian (ita) | (transitive) to except. (transitive) to raise, put up, lift. (transitive) to take, take away, take off, move away, remove, have something out. |