Where does “högnivåspråk” come from?
högnivåspråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish nivå, from French niveau, 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.
högnivåspråk (Swedish): a high-level language
Definitions
- a high-level language
Ancestry of “högnivåspråk”, step by step
högnivåspråk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nivå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nivå | level |
| 2 | French | niveau | 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 |