Where does “liberaalistua” come from?
liberaalistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish liberaalistaa, from Finnish liberaalinen, from Latin līberālis, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
liberaalistua (Finnish): To become more liberal, liberalize
Definitions
- To become more liberal, liberalize
Ancestry of “liberaalistua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liberaalistaa | — |
| 2 | Finnish | liberaalinen | liberal |
| 3 | Latin | līberālis | freedom |
| 4 | Latin | Līber | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | loeber | — |
| 6 | French | lober | to lob |
| 7 | French | lob | lob |
| 8 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 9 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 10 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 11 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 12 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 13 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 14 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 15 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 16 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 17 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |