Where does “cantilever” come from?
Cantilever comes from English lever and Latin cantus, canthus, and levis, with the senses developing from "light" or "edge" through musical or projecting meanings.
cantilever (English): A beam anchored at one end and projecting into...
Definitions
- A beam anchored at one end and projecting into...
Ancestry of “cantilever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lever | A crowbar; A rigid piece which is capable of... |
| 2 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 3 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 4 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 5 | Latin | levō | — |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |
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