Where does “leverage” come from?
Leverage comes from English lever, from French lever, from Latin levare meaning to lift, derived from Latin levis meaning light in weight, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-.
leverage (English): A force compounded by means of a lever rotating...
Definitions
- A force compounded by means of a lever rotating...
Ancestry of “leverage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 6 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |