myEtymology.com: English etymology of leveler

Etymology of the English word leveler

the English word leveler

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word level

derived from the Old French word livel

derived from the Latin root *libellum

derived from the Classical Latin word libella (small silver coin, plumbline; level)

derived from the Classical Latin word libra (scales, balance; level)