Where does “level up” come from?
level up (English) comes from Japanese レベルアップ, from Japanese レベル, from English level, from Middle English level, from Old French livel, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
level up (English): To raise to the same level or status; to improve...
Definitions
- To raise to the same level or status; to improve...
Ancestry of “level up”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | レベルアップ | level up; to level up |
| 2 | Japanese | レベル | a level; a rebel; a revel |
| 3 | English | level | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat... |
| 4 | Middle English | level | — |
| 5 | Old French | livel | — |
| 6 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 7 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |