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Where does “libera” come from?

libera (Latin) comes from Latin libero, from Latin liber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long, from English longitude — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

libera (Latin): inflection of līber: ## nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of līber: ## nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “libera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinliberoI free, set free, liberate; I release, deliver; I...
2Latinliberfree, independent, unrestricted, unchecked; open;...
3Old Latinloeber—
4Frenchloberto lob
5Frenchloblob
6EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
7EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
8EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
9Old Frenchlongitude—
10Latinlongitūdō—
11Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
12Latin-ē—
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “libera”

  • delivery
  • deliver
  • deliberately
  • deliberate
  • deliberation
  • liberating
  • liberate
  • deliberative
  • deliverer
  • livre
  • deliverable
  • liberator
  • deliberateness
  • deliveryman
  • liberative
  • undeliverable
  • libration
  • librational
  • deliverability
  • deliberatively
  • redelivery
  • nondelivery
  • redeliver
  • postdelivery
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