Reconstruction:Latin/levamen

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 levō (“raise”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /leˈβame/

Noun

*levāmen m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

yeast
Synonym: *levitum

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: levame, levamme (both Tuscan)
North Italian:
- Friulian: levan
- Romansch: levon
- Old Venetian: levame
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: levain
  - French: levain
  - Walloon: lewin
  - → Middle English: levayn
    - English: leaven
- Occitan: levam
Borrowings:
- → Basque: legami

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*lĕvāmen”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 5: J L, page 266

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