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Where does “livrer” come from?

livrer (French) comes from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

livrer (French): to deliver; to hand over, deliver; to betray

Definitions

  1. to deliver; to hand over, deliver; to betray

Ancestry of “livrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlivrerto deliver; to give birth; to deliver
2Latinlīberō—
3Latinlīberāre—
4LatinLīber—
5Old Latinloeber—
6Frenchloberto lob
7Frenchloblob
8EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
9EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
10EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
11Old Frenchlongitude—
12Latinlongitūdō—
13Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
14Latin-ē—
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
18Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “livrer”

  • livre
  • livreur
  • livraison
  • livret
  • livre
  • livresque
  • libraro
  • lernolibro
  • libreto
  • frazlibro
  • tekstolibro
  • ĉeflibro
  • libro
  • adreslibro
  • librovendejo
  • librejo
  • leveringstid
  • levering
  • levere
  • libreto
  • liv
  • liv
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