Reconstruction:Latin/levitum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From a nominalization of the neuter of *levitus, alteration of Classical levātus (“raised, lifted”, past participle of levāre), by analogy with other participles such as domitus < domāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛβetu/

Noun

*levitum n (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. yeast
    Synonym: *levāmen

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈlɛβetu/ */ˈlɛβeta/
oblique */ˈlɛβetu/ */ˈlɛβeta/

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: lievito m
      Central dialects: levitu, leveto m, lieveta f
    • Sicilian: levitu, lievitu m
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: lleute m
    • Gascon: lhèute m
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: lleuto m
    • Old Leonese:
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: levedo m
    • Old Spanish: lebdo m
      • Ladino: levdo
      • Spanish: leudo, lieldo (Ávila)

References

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