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Where does “neulivreys” come from?

neulivreys (Manx) comes from Manx livrey, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

neulivreys (Manx): nondelivery

Definitions

  1. nondelivery

Ancestry of “neulivreys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxlivreydeliver, liberate, rescue, yield up; assign;...
2Old Frenchlivrerto deliver; to give birth; to deliver
3Latinlīberō—
4Latinlīberāre—
5LatinLīber—
6Old Latinloeber—
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude—
13Latinlongitūdō—
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latin-ē—
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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