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Where does “livreja” come from?

livreja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French livrée, from Old French livree, from French livrer, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

livreja (Serbo-Croatian): livery

Definitions

  1. livery

Ancestry of “livreja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlivréefeminine singular of the past participle of...
2Old Frenchlivreedelivery
3Frenchlivrerto deliver; to hand over, deliver; to betray
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;...
19Latincalceusshoe
20Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
21Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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