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Where does “lambere” come from?

lambere (Latin) comes from Latin lambo, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lambere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of...

Ancestry of “lambere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlamboI lick, lap; I taste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lambere”

  • limpet
  • lamprey
  • limpin
  • lampern
  • lampricide
  • limpetlike
  • lampricidal
  • lambative
  • lamber
  • relamer
  • lameculos
  • lamer
  • lampreda
  • lampredotto
  • lambugem
  • lamber
  • lambuzar
  • lambujar
  • laumproun
  • lempet
  • laumprei
  • lamber
  • lamba
  • lempedu
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