Where does “midlevel” come from?
Midlevel comes from English level, derived from Middle English level, Old French livel, Latin libella meaning a small balance or plumb line, from Latin libra meaning a balance or pound weight, from Proto-Italic louðeros, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-.
midlevel (English): At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank
Definitions
- At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank
Ancestry of “midlevel”, 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 |