Where does “L1” come from?
Level comes from Middle English level, from Old French livel, from Latin libella meaning "balance or level," derived from Latin libra meaning "pound or balance," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-.
L1 (English): Mother tongue; someone's native language; first...
Definitions
- Mother tongue; someone's native language; first...
Ancestry of “L1”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | level | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat... |
| 2 | Middle English | level | — |
| 3 | Old French | livel | — |
| 4 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 5 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |