The Spanish verb 'lamber' meaning 'to lick' comes directly from the Latin verb 'lambere', which had the same meaning. This is a straightforward inheritance where both the form and meaning have remained remarkably stable from Latin to Spanish.

A more common Spanish word with the same meaning is 'lamer', which is also derived from Latin 'lambere'. 'Lamber' is considered a less common or dialectal variant of 'lamer'. Both words preserve the original meaning of 'to lick'.

While English doesn't have any common direct descendants of Latin 'lambere', we do have some scientific terms that come from this root. For example, 'lambent', meaning 'flickering lightly over a surface' or 'softly glowing', comes from the present participle of 'lambere'. The connection in meaning comes from the way flames seem to 'lick' the air.