Etymology of the English word libretto
the English word
librettoderived from the Italian word
librettoderived from the Italian word
libroderived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-Date
The earliest known usage of libretto in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
libretto, French
libretto, German
Libretto, Norwegian
libretto, Swedish
librettoUsage
Word found in Modern English
