Where does “meánleibhéal” come from?
meánleibhéal (Irish) comes from Irish leibhéal, 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.
meánleibhéal (Irish): mean level
Definitions
- mean level
Ancestry of “meánleibhéal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | leibhéal | level; verbal noun of leibhéal |
| 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 |