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Where does “cartolibreria” come from?

cartolibreria (Italian) comes from Italian libreria, from Spanish librería, from Spanish libro, from Old Spanish libro, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cartolibreria (Italian): stationer's shop that also sells books

Definitions

  1. stationer's shop that also sells books

Ancestry of “cartolibreria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlibreriabookshop, bookstore, bookhouse, library;...
2Spanishlibreríabookshop, bookstore; bookcase, bookshelf
3Spanishlibrobook
4Old Spanishlibro—
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
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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