Where does “liberationist” come from?

Liberationist comes from English liberation plus the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, derived from the verb -ίζω in Ancient Greek, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti meaning to do or perform.

liberationist (English): A person who works or advocates for liberation; A...

Definitions

  1. A person who works or advocates for liberation; A...

Ancestry of “liberationist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliberationThe act of liberating or the state of being...
2Latinlīberātiōliberation, release
3Latinlīberōto free, set free, liberate
4Latinlīberāre
5LatinLīber
6Old Latinloeber
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude
13Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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