Etymology

levir

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Today it means: A husband's brother. Full definition →

Late Latin lēvir
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromlēvir
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromlēvir
  3. English todaylevir

Borrowed from Late Latin lēvir.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinlēvir all →

levirate marriage

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.