Where does “loonytarianism” come from?
loonytarianism (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.
loonytarianism (English): Libertarianism, viewed as untenable or absurd
Definitions
- Libertarianism, viewed as untenable or absurd
Ancestry of “loonytarianism”, step by step
loonytarianism 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 loony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loony | Insane; Very silly, absurd; An insane or very... |
| 2 | English | loon | An idler, a lout; A boy, a lad; A harlot;... |
| 3 | Middle English | louen | to low |
| 4 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 5 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 6 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 7 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 8 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 9 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 10 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |