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Where does “libro” come from?

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

Ancestry of “libro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLīber—
2Old Latinloeber—
3Frenchloberto lob
4Frenchloblob
5EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
6EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
7EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
8Old Frenchlongitude—
9Latinlongitūdō—
10Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
11Latin-ē—
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “libro”

  • librito
  • libraco
  • audiolibro
  • broli
  • libresco
  • librería
  • brolis
  • librero
  • tragalibros
  • libro
  • librazo
  • libro
  • libro
  • liwru
  • livro
  • libro
  • libro
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