levelness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder.

Proto-Italic *līðrā?

Latin lībra

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -la

Latin libella

Old French livelbor.

Middle English level

English level

Proto-Germanic *-in-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti

Proto-Germanic *-ōną

Proto-Germanic *-inōną

Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-der.

Proto-Germanic *-atjaną

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Germanic *-þuz

Proto-Germanic *-assuz

Proto-Germanic *-inassuz

Proto-West Germanic *-nassī

Old English -nes

Middle English -nesse

English -ness

English levelness

From level + -ness.

Noun

levelness (uncountable)

1. The property of being level.

   The inspector checked the levelness of the floor before approving the work.