Where does “ad-lib” come from?
ad-lib (English) comes from English ad lib, from English ad libitum, from New Latin ad libitum — at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise,...
ad-lib (English): To improvise all or part of a speech or other...
Definitions
- To improvise all or part of a speech or other...
Ancestry of “ad-lib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ad lib | At pleasure; At will; To whatever extent |
| 2 | English | ad libitum | As much as desired, to one's fill, without... |
| 3 | New Latin | ad libitum | at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise,... |
Words derived from “ad-lib”