levio

Latin

Etymology

From levis (“light (in weight)”) +‎ -iō (causative verb-forming suffix). Frequently used by the fourth-century writer Oribasius. Cf. the more common alleviō.

Verb

leviō (present infinitive leviāre, perfect active leviāvī, supine leviātum); first conjugation (Late Latin)

1. to alleviate, make light

Conjugation

Conjugation of leviō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	leviō	leviās	leviat	leviāmus	leviātis	leviant
	imperfect	leviābam	leviābās	leviābat	leviābāmus	leviābātis	leviābant
	future	leviābō	leviābis	leviābit	leviābimus	leviābitis	leviābunt
	perfect	leviāvī	leviāvistī	leviāvit	leviāvimus	leviāvistis	leviāvērunt, leviāvēre
	pluperfect	leviāveram	leviāverās	leviāverat	leviāverāmus	leviāverātis	leviāverant
	future perfect	leviāverō	leviāveris	leviāverit	leviāverimus	leviāveritis	leviāverint
passive	present	levior	leviāris, leviāre	leviātur	leviāmur	leviāminī	leviantur
	imperfect	leviābar	leviābāris, leviābāre	leviābātur	leviābāmur	leviābāminī	leviābantur
	future	leviābor	leviāberis, leviābere	leviābitur	leviābimur	leviābiminī	leviābuntur
	perfect	leviātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	leviātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	leviātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	leviem	leviēs	leviet	leviēmus	leviētis	levient
	imperfect	leviārem	leviārēs	leviāret	leviārēmus	leviārētis	leviārent
	perfect	leviāverim	leviāverīs	leviāverit	leviāverīmus	leviāverītis	leviāverint
	pluperfect	leviāvissem	leviāvissēs	leviāvisset	leviāvissēmus	leviāvissētis	leviāvissent
passive	present	levier	leviēris, leviēre	leviētur	leviēmur	leviēminī	levientur
	imperfect	leviārer	leviārēris, leviārēre	leviārētur	leviārēmur	leviārēminī	leviārentur
	perfect	leviātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	leviātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	leviā	—	—	leviāte	—
	future	—	leviātō	leviātō	—	leviātōte	leviantō
passive	present	—	leviāre	—	—	leviāminī	—
	future	—	leviātor	leviātor	—	—	leviantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		leviāre	leviāvisse	leviātūrum esse	leviārī	leviātum esse	leviātum īrī
participles		leviāns	—	leviātūrus	—	leviātus	leviandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		leviandī	leviandō	leviandum	leviandō	leviātum	leviātū

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Old Italian: lebbiare (Pisan)
• North Italian:
  • Lombard: libá
  • Romansch: levgiar, livgier
  • Venetan: libar
    • → Italian: libare, allibare
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: legeó
  • Middle French: leiger
  • Old Occitan: leujar

References

• “levio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lĕviare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 286