Where does “quidquidlibet” come from?

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

quidquidlibet (Latin): whatever it may be

Definitions

  1. whatever it may be

Ancestry of “quidquidlibet”, step by step

quidquidlibet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin libet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlibetit is pleasing; it is agreeable; third-person...
2LatinlubetAlternative form of libet
3Proto-Italicluβēōto desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Latin quid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinquidneuter nominative/accusative singular of quis;...
2Proto-Italickʷid—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷídneuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷíswho, what; who, which, that; which, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷi-interrogative base
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic luβēō →