Where does “lībum” come from?

lībum (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic leiβom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-om, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- — to pour, anoint.

lībum (Latin): a cake or pancake, made of meal and milk or oil and spread with honey, such as was offered to the gods, especially on a birthday

Definitions

  1. a cake or pancake, made of meal and milk or oil and spread with honey, such as was offered to the gods, especially on a birthday

Ancestry of “lībum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicleiβom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-om—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leybʰ-to pour, anoint

Words derived from “lībum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leybʰ-om →Every word from Proto-Italic leiβom →