Where does “levogyre” come from?

levogyre (English) comes from English gyre, from Middle English giren, from French girer, from Italian girare, from Latin gȳrō, from Latin gȳrus, from Ancient Greek γῦρος, from Ancient Greek μίτρα — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

levogyre (English): Levorotatory

Definitions

  1. Levorotatory

Ancestry of “levogyre”, step by step

levogyre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gyre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgyreA swirling vortex; A circular current, especially...
2Middle Englishgiren
3Frenchgirerto turn
4Italiangirareto turn, stir, turn over; to spin; to tour,...
5Latingȳrōto turn in a circle, wheel around, rotate
6Latingȳruscircle
7Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
8Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via English levo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlevoClipping of levorotatory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Ancient Greek μίτραEvery word from Ancient Greek γῦρος