levigate

The story

1. Latin · derived fromlēvigō“to smoothen”
2. Latin · borrowed fromlēvigātus
3. English todaylevigate

Borrowed from Latin lēvigātus, perfect passive participle of Latin lēvigō (“to smoothen”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from lēvis (“smooth”).

First known use, by meaning

• 1531 past participle of levigate