English
levo-
Levo- comes from Latin laevus ‘left’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leh₂iwosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaevus‘left’
- Englishtodaylevo-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*leh₂iwosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElaevus‘left’
- Englishtodaylevo-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos
Today it means
prefix Left; on the left; toward the left.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos / levo-