Etymology

bilevel

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Today it means: Having two levels. Full definition →

English level ← Middle English level ← Old French live
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyH-
  7. Proto-Italic*līðrā?
  8. Latinlībra
  9. Latinlibella
  10. Old Frenchlive
  11. Middle Englishlevel
  12. Englishlevel
  13. English todaybilevel

From bi- + level.

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