Where does “unlevelly” come from?
unlevelly (English) comes from English unlevel, from English level, from Middle English level, from Old French livel, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
unlevelly (English): In an unlevel manner
Definitions
- In an unlevel manner
Ancestry of “unlevelly”, step by step
unlevelly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unlevel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unlevel | Not level; To make no longer level; to apply a... |
| 2 | English | level | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat... |
| 3 | Middle English | level | — |
| 4 | Old French | livel | — |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |