libet
From lubet, from Proto-Italic *luβēt, from Proto-Indo-European stative *lubʰ-eh₁-(ye)-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, care for, desire”). Cognate with English love, German lieben, Liebe, Russian любить (ljubitʹ), Sanskrit लुभ्यति (lubhyati).
The unrounding of [u] to [i] is a regular sound change between /l/ and a labial consonant; see also līber (“free”), liber (“book”), and clipeus.
Alternative forms lubet
Verb libet (Präsens Infinitiv libēre, Perfekt Aktiv Ich mag oder Ich mag); zweite Konjugation, nicht passiv
- (mit Dativ) gefallen; angenehm sein
Usage notes
Designates pleasure in something desired, while placeō in something recognised as right.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.bet/, [ˈlʲɪbɛt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.bet/, [ˈliːbet̪]