liber

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Latin word liber comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (to grow), and later Proto-Italic *louðeros (free)

*h₁lewdʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)

to grow

*h₁lewdʰ-er-os (Proto-Indo-European)

*louðeros (Proto-Italic)

(substantivised) child. Free.

loeber (Old Latin)

liber (Latin)

free, unrestricted.

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