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Where does “libant” come from?

libant (English) comes from Latin libans, from Latin lībō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.

libant (English): Sipping; touching lightly

Definitions

  1. Sipping; touching lightly

Ancestry of “libant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlibanssipping, tasting; sprinkling; spilling
2Latinlībō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →