Where does “livella” come from?

livella (Italian) comes from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

livella (Italian): level tool for finding whether a surface is level

Definitions

  1. level tool for finding whether a surface is level

Ancestry of “livella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlībellaAn as (the tenth part of a denarius)
2Latinlībra
3Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
4Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “livella

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg-
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