English
libral
Libral comes from Latin libra ‘the Roman pound’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibra‘the Roman pound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElibralis
- Englishtodaylibral
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElibra‘the Roman pound’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElibralis
- Englishtodaylibral
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *līðrā ‘ingot’
through Latin libra ‘the Roman pound’
level, deliberate, equilibrium, deliberation, lira, deliberative, 8 more
Today it means
adj Of a pound in weight.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin libra / libral