LIBR = “book”

Latin lĭber, lĭbri
also lĭbellus = a little book
not to be confused with līber = free [LIBER]

Level One

[dict] library a collection of books, or the room or building where they are kept

Level Two

[dict] libel false or defamatory written statements about someone

[dict] libretto via Italian, a "little book," the text of an opera

Level Three

[dict] ex libris [EX] literally "from the books [of]," used on book plates to show ownership

Derivatives in Latinate Languages

es: libro

fr: livre

it: libro

pt: livro

It is interesting to note that these languages all use Greek roots for "library" — es:biblioteca, fr:bibliothèque, it:biblioteca, pt:biblioteca — [BIBLIO] [THEC]

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