Where does “piezocantilever” come from?
piezocantilever (English) comes from English cantilever, from English lever, from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis — light.
piezocantilever (English): A piezoelectric cantilever
Definitions
- A piezoelectric cantilever
Ancestry of “piezocantilever”, step by step
piezocantilever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cantilever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cantilever | A beam anchored at one end and projecting into... |
| 2 | English | lever | A crowbar; A rigid piece which is capable of... |
| 3 | French | lever | To raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up |
| 4 | Middle French | lever | to lift |
| 5 | Old French | lever | to lift; to get up |
| 6 | Latin | levō | to raise, elevate, lift up |
| 7 | Latin | lēvis | light, not heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | leɣʷis | light |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁léngʰus | lightweight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁lengʷʰ- | light |