köken: From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering. German Libelle is a shortened form, in part after the underlying Latin noun. Doublet of Niveau and Level.
eş: persona agile, persona snella, farfalla, giunco, silfide
köken: From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering.
köken: Compound of troll + slända. From troll (“troll”) and slända, here meaning "winged slender insect," but ultimately "spindle, distaff." First attested in 1708.
Borrowed from New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering.