Where does “illiberally” come from?
illiberally (English) comes from English illiberal, from English liberal, from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — shoe.
illiberally (English): In an illiberal manner
Definitions
- In an illiberal manner
Ancestry of “illiberally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illiberal | Restrictive of individual choice and freedom;... |
| 2 | English | liberal | Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study... |
| 3 | Old French | liberal | appropriate for a free person; generous; giving |
| 4 | Latin | līberālis | freedom |
| 5 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 7 | French | lober | to lob |
| 8 | French | lob | lob |
| 9 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 10 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 11 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 12 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 13 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 14 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 15 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |