Where does “레벨” come from?
레벨 (Korean) 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.
레벨 (Korean): level
Definitions
- level
Ancestry of “레벨”, step by step
| 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 |