English → Latin
“level” in Latin
plānuslevel, flat, even; intelligible, clearaequusequal; level, even, flat, horizontal; calmaequōto equalize, make equal to something else, equate; to compare; to place on equal footing with; to make level or smoothlībrōto poise, balance; to swing, brandish, hurl, cast, fling; to consider, weigh, ponderlībellaAn as (the tenth part of a denarius); A level (builder's tool)lībralibra, Roman pound, a Roman unit of mass, equivalent to about 327 g; scales, a tool used to balance two weights to measuaequālitāsequality, similarity, uniformity; political equality; equality of agecoaequōto equalize; to equateexaequōto equalize; to balance or compensate (for)complānōto level (make level); to raze
The English word level itself goes back to Latin lībra, through libella.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
level adj.
planus; aequus; (The words are found in this connection and order.) planus et aequus; aequatus; libratus (Vitr.).
level s.
A plain surface, aoquum; aequus et planus locus.
A mechanical instrument, libella, libra.
Equality, aequalitas.
level v.
aequare: coaequare: exaequare (to make even with the rest of the ground): complanare (to make flat by digging, etc.): sternere (as the wind does the sea, poetical). To level mountains, montes coaequare; montium juga fossuris complanare; montes in planum ducere [☞ montem subvertere (Sall., Cat., 13, 1) is not to be imitated]: to level the soil, solum exaequare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for level?
- The usual Latin words for “level” are plānus, aequus, aequō; also lībrō, lībella, lībra. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.