livre

n. m. 'book'

From Classical Latin 'liber', meaning 'book, bark'.


Etymon

Book

Historical Pronunciation

2000 - Mod. Fr.
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[livʁ]
1500 - Cl. Fr.
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[livrə]
1200 - Mid. Fr.
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[livrə]
300 - L. Lat.
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[liber]

Latin Root

liber

Also livre (n.f.) means "pound" (unit of weight/currency), from Latin libra.