Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*lewbʰ-
9 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, most common first.
- loveA deep caring for the existence of another.
- leaveTo cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- libliberal
- lobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
- lofeAn offer; choice; an opportunity; chance.
- alderliefestOften used as an epithet when addressing someone: most beloved.
- helluo librorumAn insatiable and obsessive bookworm (“avid book reader”).
- love-hateOf a relationship: involving feelings of both love and hate, often simultaneously.
- lovelilyIn a manner to excite or inspire admiration or love; admirably, beautifully, wonderfully.