English
libro-
Libro- comes from Latin liber ‘book’, from Proto-Italic *luβros ‘bark’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lubʰrósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*luβros‘bark’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEliber‘book’
- Englishtodaylibro-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*lubʰrósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*luβros‘bark’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEliber‘book’
- Englishtodaylibro-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’
love, left, leave, believe, belief, leaf, lodge, lobby, loft, lib, lob, libido, luft, lief, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *luβros ‘bark’
through Latin liber ‘book’
format, liberal, library, liberty, liberate, libel, liberator, liber, libre, 12 more
Today it means
prefix book
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- / libro-