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Where does “lyver” come from?

lyver (Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic llɨvr, from Latin liber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long, from English longitude — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

lyver (Cornish): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “lyver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicllɨvr—
2Latinliberfree, independent, unrestricted, unchecked; open;...
3Old Latinloeber—
4Frenchloberto lob
5Frenchloblob
6EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
7EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
8EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
9Old Frenchlongitude—
10Latinlongitūdō—
11Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
12Latin-ē—
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “lyver”

  • lyvrow
  • gerlyvrow
  • gerlyver
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