Where does “libertopianism” come from?
libertopianism (English) comes from English libertarianism, from English Libertarian, from English Liberty, from Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber — long.
libertopianism (English): Libertarianism, viewed as untenable or hopelessly idealistic
Definitions
- Libertarianism, viewed as untenable or hopelessly idealistic
Ancestry of “libertopianism”, step by step
libertopianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English libertarianism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | libertarianism | A political philosophy maintaining that all... |
| 2 | English | Libertarian | A member of a political party or movement that... |
| 3 | English | Liberty | including |
| 4 | Middle English | liberte | freedom |
| 5 | Old French | liberté | — |
| 6 | Latin | lībertās | — |
| 7 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 9 | French | lober | to lob |
| 10 | French | lob | lob |
| 11 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 12 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 13 | French | long | long |
| 14 | Old French | long | long length, duration |
| 15 | Old French | lonc | Alternative form of long |
| 16 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | dlongos | long |
via English utopianism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | utopianism | The belief in a system for an ideal society,... |
| 2 | English | utopian | Ideal but often impractical; visionary; Of or... |
| 3 | English | Utopia | A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony |
| 4 | New Latin | Ūtopia | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | οὐ | not |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | οὐκί | Epic form of οὐ |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | oyuki | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (ne) h₂óyu kʷid | ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life |