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Where does “liberîe” come from?

liberîe (Middle High German) comes from Old French livree, from French livrer, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober — limestone; chalk; the finish line.

Ancestry of “liberîe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlivreedelivery
2Frenchlivrerto deliver; to hand over, deliver; to betray
3Old Frenchlivrerto deliver; to give birth; to deliver
4Latinlīberō—
5Latinlīberāre—
6LatinLīber—
7Old Latinloeber—
8Frenchloberto lob
9Frenchloblob
10EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
11EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
12EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
13Old Frenchlongitude—
14Latinlongitūdō—
15Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
16Latin-ē—
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
18Latincalceusshoe
19Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
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