libum

From either Proto-Italic *leiβom or *loiβom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leybʰ-o-m or *h₂loybʰ-o-m respectively, from *h₂leybʰ- (“(anointing) grease”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἀλείφω (aleíphō, “to anoint”), ἄλειφᾰρ (áleiphăr, “unguent”).