levirato
Italian (Fiorentino)
/le.viˈra.to/
noun
Definitions
- levirate
Etymology
Derived from Latin lēvir (husband's brother, brother-in-law) derived from Proto-Italic *daiwēr derived from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (brother-in-law, husbands brother, husband's brother, one's brother-in-law).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dayh₂wḗr
Gloss
brother-in-law, husbands brother, husband's brother, one's brother-in-law
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing