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Where does “loeber” come from?

loeber (Old Latin) comes from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “loeber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchloberto lob
2Frenchloblob
3EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
4EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
5EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
6Old Frenchlongitude—
7Latinlongitūdō—
8Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
9Latin-ē—
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “loeber”

  • level
  • levels
  • liberty
  • library
  • liberal
  • delivery
  • deliver
  • deliberately
  • deliberate
  • deliberation
  • liberalism
  • liberalization
  • librarian
  • liberally
  • liberality
  • libel
  • neoliberal
  • liberating
  • liberate
  • Liberia
  • deliberative
  • multilevel
  • neoliberalism
  • libertarian
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