English
quodlibet
Quodlibet comes from Latin quod ‘that which is pleasing’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquod‘that which is pleasing’
- Englishtodayquodlibet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewbʰ-‘to desire, covet, want’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquod‘that which is pleasing’
- Englishtodayquodlibet
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘to desire, covet, want’
love, left, leave, believe, library, leaf, belief, lobby, lodge, loft, lib, lob, libel, libido, luft, liber, libretto, lief, 16 more
Today it means
noun A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- / quodlibet