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Where does “lamber” come from?

lamber (Portuguese) comes from Latin lambō, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lamber (Portuguese): to lick

Definitions

  1. to lick

Ancestry of “lamber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlambō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lamber”

  • lambujar
  • lambugem
  • lambuzar
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