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Where does “llɨvr” come from?

llɨvr (Proto-Brythonic) comes from Latin liber, 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 “llɨvr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinliberfree, independent, unrestricted, unchecked; open;...
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 “llɨvr”

  • llyfr
  • cyfriflyfr
  • dyddlyfr
  • gwerslyfr
  • llyfrgelloedd
  • llyfrau
  • llyfrgell
  • lyvrow
  • gerlyvrow
  • gerlyver
  • lyver
  • llyuyr
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