Where does “subnível” come from?
subnível (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
subnível (Portuguese): sublevel
Ancestry of “subnível”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nível | level; rank, status; class, distinction |
| 2 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 4 | Latin | lībella | — |
| 5 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |