Where does “liburan” come from?

liburan (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian libur, from Portuguese livre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

liburan (Indonesian): holiday

Definitions

  1. holiday

Ancestry of “liburan”, step by step

liburan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian libur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianliburfree
2Portugueselivrefree; unoccupied; clear, open
3LatinLīber
4Old Latinloeber
5Frenchloberto lob
6Frenchloblob
7EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
8EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
9EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
10Old Frenchlongitude
11Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
12Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
13Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Indonesian an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianan
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ