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Where does “libeler” come from?

libeler (English) comes from English libel, from Middle English libel, from Old French libelle, from Latin libellus, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

libeler (English): One who libels

Definitions

  1. One who libels

Ancestry of “libeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlibelA written or pictorial false statement which...
2Middle Englishlibel—
3Old Frenchlibelle—
4Latinlibellusa little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,...
5LatinLīber—
6Old Latinloeber—
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude—
13Latinlongitūdō—
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latin-ē—
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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