Latin word liber (when refering to a book) comes from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (to peel, cut off), which probably comes from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (cut off)

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Detailed word origin of liber

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*lew-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	To cut off.
*leubh-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	To peel, cut off, harm.
*lubʰrós	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
liber	Latin (lat)	Book. The inner bark of a tree.

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