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Where does “libertinismo” come from?

libertinismo (Italian) comes from Italian libertino, from Latin libertinus, from Latin lībertus, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

libertinismo (Italian): libertinism

Definitions

  1. libertinism

Ancestry of “libertinismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlibertinolibertine; lecher; rakish
2LatinlibertinusOf or pertaining to the qualities of a freedman;...
3Latinlībertus—
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
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