Which is the Latin root meaning “light”

lev

Explanation: The Latin root 'lev' means 'light' as in 'not heavy. ' You can see 'lev' as a root in words such as elevator, levitate, and elevation.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.