libenter

libenter

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin libēns
Proto-Indo-European *-teros?
Latin -ter
Latin libenter

    From libēns (“willing, cheerful”) + -ter.

    Pronunciation

    Adverb

    libenter (comparative libentius, superlative libentissimē)

    1. willingly, eagerly
    2. gladly, cheerfully
    3. with vigour, with enthusiasm

    References

    • “libenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “libenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “libenter”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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