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Where does “liberalisieren” come from?

liberalisieren (German) comes from German liberal, from French libéral, from Old French liberal, from Latin līberālis, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “liberalisieren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “liberalisieren”

  • liberalizál
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