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Where does “libare” come from?

libare (Latin) comes from Latin libo, from Latin libum, from Proto-Italic leiβom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-om, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-.

libare (Latin): present active infinitive of lībō; second-person...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of lībō; second-person...

Ancestry of “libare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinliboI taste, sip; I sprinkle, consecrate, dedicate,...
2Latinlibumpancake
3Proto-Italicleiβom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-om—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-—

Words derived from “libare”

  • libation
  • libant
  • libationary
  • libans
  • libatio
  • libar
  • libaatio
  • libacja
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