Latin word liber comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (to grow), and later Proto-Italic *louðeros (free)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₁lewdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to grow |
*h₁lewdʰ-er-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*louðeros | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | (substantivised) child. Free. |
loeber | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
liber | Latin (lat) | free, unrestricted. |