Where does “nivelador” come from?
nivelador (Spanish) comes from Spanish nivelar, from Spanish nivel, 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.
nivelador (Spanish): levelling
Definitions
- levelling
Ancestry of “nivelador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nivelar | to level out, to make even; to balance; to survey |
| 2 | Spanish | nivel | level, tier, height; level, standard; level |
| 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 |