English

forelevel

From fore- + level.

Formed from fore- + level

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’

Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’

Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’

English fore-

Latin lībra ‘a balance, a level’

Latin libella ‘a balance, a level’

Old French livel

Middle English level

English level

Today it means

noun A level positioned at or near the front (of anything); a prior or previous level.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / forelevel