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Where does “Liberian” come from?

Liberian derives from English Liberia, formed with the English suffix -ia (from Latin -ia, from Ancient Greek -ία) applied to a place name ultimately rooted in Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, meaning "to peel or strip."

Liberian (English): A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent; Of,...

Definitions

  1. A person from Liberia or of Liberian descent; Of,...

Ancestry of “Liberian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLiberia—
2LatinLīber—
3Old Latinloeber—
4Frenchloberto lob
5Frenchloblob
6EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
7EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
8EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
9Old Frenchlongitude—
10Latinlongitūdō—
11Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
12Latin-ē—
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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