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Where does “liferant” come from?

liferant (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Lieferant, from German liefern, from Middle High German lieveren, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...

liferant (Serbo-Croatian): supplier

Definitions

  1. supplier

Ancestry of “liferant”, step by step

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