Etymology

multilevel

mul·ti·lev·el
M3U1L1T1I1L1E1V4E1L1

Today it means: Having several levels or floors. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyH-
  9. Proto-Italic*līðrā?
  10. Latinlībra
  11. Latinlibella
  12. Old Frenchlive
  13. Middle Englishlevel
  14. Englishlevel
  15. English todaymultilevel

From multi- + level.

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