Where does “libate” come from?
libate (English) comes from Latin libatus, from Latin lībō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.
libate (English): To make a libation
Ancestry of “libate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | libatus | sipped, tasted, having been sipped; sprinkled,... |
| 2 | Latin | lībō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leybʰ- | — |