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Where does “livellabile” come from?

livellabile (Italian) comes from Italian livellare, from Italian livello, from Latin libellus, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

livellabile (Italian): levelable

Definitions

  1. levelable

Ancestry of “livellabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlivellareto level
2Italianlivellolevel; level, tier; level, standard
3Latinlibellusa little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,...
4LatinLīber—
5Old Latinloeber—
6Frenchloberto lob
7Frenchloblob
8EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
9EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
10EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
11Old Frenchlongitude—
12Latinlongitūdō—
13Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
14Latin-ē—
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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