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)

1. 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, volume 5: J L, page 266