Where does “レベルアップ” come from?
レベルアップ (Japanese) comes from Japanese レベル, 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.
レベルアップ (Japanese): level up; to level up
Definitions
- level up; to level up
Ancestry of “レベルアップ”, step by step
レベルアップ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese レベル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | レベル | a level; a rebel; a revel |
| 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 |