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Where does “lubens” come from?

lubens (Latin) comes from Latin lubet, from Proto-Italic luβēō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “lubens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlubetAlternative form of libet
2Proto-Italicluβēōto desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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