levant etymology - EAS
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Levant "Mediterranean lands east of Italy," especially the coastal region and islands of Asia Minor, Syria, and Lebanon, late 15c., from French levant "the Orient" (12c.), from present participle of lever "to rise" (from Latin levare "to raise," from PIE root *legwh-"not heavy, having little weight"). So called because the region was (from Western Europe) in the direction of sunrise.
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The term Levant appears in English in 1497, and originally meant 'the East' or 'Mediterranean lands east of Italy'. It is borrowed from the French levant 'rising', referring to the rising of the sun in the east, or the point where the sun rises. The phrase is ultimately from the Latin word levare, meaning 'lift, raise'. Similar etymologies are found in Greek Ἀνατολή Anatolē (cf. Anatolia 'the direction of s…
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Etymology. The term Levant, which first appeared in English in 1497, originally meant the East in general or "Mediterranean lands east of Italy". It is borrowed from the French levant 'rising', that is, the point where the sun rises. Similar etymologies are found in Greek Ἀνατολή ( Anatolē, cf. Anatolia), in Germanic Morgenland (which means "land of the morning") and in the Hungarian …
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- Etymology 1
Transferral use of Levant, from French levant. Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the Mediterranean Sea. - Etymology 2
From French levant.
- Etymology 1
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History and Etymology for levant. perhaps from Spanish levantar to break camp, ultimately from Latin levare
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Levante originates from the verb levantar (Spanish: to rise) and refers to the fact that the sun rises from the east. In the same way, poniente comes from the verb poner (or ponerse in its intransitive form) (Spanish: to put down : lay down : lie down) and refers to the fact that the sun sets in the west.
Levant - etymology.en-academic.com
https://etymology.en-academic.com/2203/LevantLevant — [lə vant′, ləvänt′] [Fr levant < It levante (< L levans, rising, raising, prp. of levare, to raise: see LEVER): applied to the East, from the “rising” of the sun] region on the E Mediterranean, including all countries bordering the sea… …
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Jul 24, 2018 · It comes from the French term for rising. The term has its origin in the Latin word levare which translates to ‘lift, raise.' The word levant means rising or east in other languages such as Hungarian, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Germanic, or Catalan. The Levant’s meaning has been subjected to changes over time.
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Levant, (from the French lever, “to rise,” as in sunrise, meaning the east), historically, the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and certain adjacent areas. Common use of the term is associated with Venetian and other trading ventures and the establishment of commerce with cities such as Tyre and …
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The Levant is the area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the south, and Mesopotamia in the east. It stretches 400 mi north to south from the Taurus Mountains to the Sinai desert, and 70–100 mi east to west between the sea and the Arabian desert. The term is also sometimes used to refer …
