Where does “levers” come from?
levers (Yola) comes from Middle English laver, from Old French laveoir, from Latin lavatōrium, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
levers (Yola): Flags that grow in boggy ground
Definitions
- Flags that grow in boggy ground
Ancestry of “levers”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | laver | Alternative form of lavour |
| 2 | Old French | laveoir | — |
| 3 | Latin | lavatōrium | A washroom or -place, a lavatorium |
| 4 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |