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Where does “palaeoliberalism” come from?

palaeoliberalism (English) comes from English liberalism, from French libéralisme, from French libéral, from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

palaeoliberalism (English): Alternative form of paleoliberalism

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of paleoliberalism

Ancestry of “palaeoliberalism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishliberalismThe quality of being liberal; Any political...
2Frenchlibéralismeliberalism
3Frenchlibérallibertarian, liberal; Libertarian, Liberal
4Old Frenchliberalappropriate for a free person; generous; giving
5Latinlīberālis—
6LatinLīber—
7Old Latinloeber—
8Frenchloberto lob
9Frenchloblob
10EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
11EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
12EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
13Old Frenchlongitude—
14Latinlongitūdō—
15Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
16Latin-ē—
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
18Latincalceusshoe
19Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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