Where does “niveladora” come from?
niveladora (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nivelar, from Portuguese nível, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
niveladora (Portuguese): grader machine that levels soil
Definitions
- grader machine that levels soil
Ancestry of “niveladora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nivelar | to level |
| 2 | Portuguese | nível | level; rank, status; class, distinction |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 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 |