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Where does “liberation” come from?

Liberation derives from Middle French libération, meaning the act of setting free or releasing from bondage or constraint.

liberation (English): The act of liberating or the state of being...

Definitions

  1. The act of liberating or the state of being...

Ancestry of “liberation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīberātiō—
2Latinlīberō—
3Latinlīberāre—
4LatinLīber—
5Old Latinloeber—
6Frenchloberto lob
7Frenchloblob
8EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
9EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
10EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
11Old Frenchlongitude—
12Latinlongitūdō—
13Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
14Latin-ē—
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
18Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “liberation”

  • liberationist
  • postliberation
  • liberationism
  • liberational
  • preliberation
  • antiliberation
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