Where does “libertard” come from?
libertard (English) comes from English Libertarian, from English Liberty, from Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober — asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
libertard (English): A libertarian
Definitions
- A libertarian
Ancestry of “libertard”, step by step
libertard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Libertarian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Libertarian | A member of a political party or movement that... |
| 2 | English | Liberty | including |
| 3 | Middle English | liberte | freedom |
| 4 | Old French | liberté | — |
| 5 | Latin | lībertās | — |
| 6 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 8 | French | lober | to lob |
| 9 | French | lob | lob |
| 10 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 11 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 12 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 13 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 14 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 15 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 16 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 17 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
via English tard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tard | A person with mental retardation; A person who... |
| 2 | English | retard | Retardation; delay; A slowing down of the tempo;... |
| 3 | Old French | retarder | to retard; to delay; to make late |
| 4 | Latin | retardo | I hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |