Where does “multilevel” come from?
Multilevel derives from English level combined with Latin multi, from Latin multus meaning "many," ultimately tracing through Latin libella, libra, and Proto-Indo-European roots mey- and lewbʰ- related to measurement and scales.
multilevel (English): Having several levels or floors
Definitions
- Having several levels or floors
Ancestry of “multilevel”, 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 |