Where does “libelle” come from?
libelle (English) comes from French libelle, from Latin libellus, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
libelle (English): A pamphlet or book that slanders a public...
Definitions
- A pamphlet or book that slanders a public...
Ancestry of “libelle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | libelle | libel; libelle; inflection of libeller: ##... |
| 2 | Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 3 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 4 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 5 | French | lober | to lob |
| 6 | French | lob | lob |
| 7 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 8 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 9 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 10 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 11 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 12 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 13 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |