Where does “ים־ניוואָ” come from?
ים־ניוואָ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ניוואָ, 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.
ים־ניוואָ (Yiddish): sea level
Definitions
- sea level
Ancestry of “ים־ניוואָ”, step by step
ים־ניוואָ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ניוואָ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ניוואָ | 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 |
via Yiddish ים
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ים | — |