Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “nonliberal” come from?

nonliberal (English) comes from English liberal, from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

nonliberal (English): Not liberal; Somebody who is not a liberal

Definitions

  1. Not liberal; Somebody who is not a liberal

Ancestry of “nonliberal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliberalPertaining to those arts and sciences the study...
2Old Frenchliberalappropriate for a free person; generous; giving
3Latinlīberālis—
4LatinLīber—
5Old Latinloeber—
6Frenchloberto lob
7Frenchloblob
8EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
9EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
10EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
11Old Frenchlongitude—
12Latinlongitūdō—
13Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
14Latin-ē—
15Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
16Latincalceusshoe
17Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
Every word from Latin calx →