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Where does “liberatio” come from?

liberatio (Latin) comes from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob, from English long — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “liberatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīberō—
2Latinlīberāre—
3LatinLīber—
4Old Latinloeber—
5Frenchloberto lob
6Frenchloblob
7EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
8EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
9EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
10Old Frenchlongitude—
11Latinlongitūdō—
12Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
13Latin-ē—
14Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
15Latincalceusshoe
16Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
17Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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