Where does “liberative” come from?
liberative (English) comes from English liberate, from Latin līberātus, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
liberative (English): Relating to, or causing, liberation; freeing
Definitions
- Relating to, or causing, liberation; freeing
Ancestry of “liberative”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | liberate | To set free, to make or allow to be free,... |
| 2 | Latin | līberātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | līberō | — |
| 4 | Latin | līberāre | — |
| 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 | — |
| 14 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 15 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |