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Where does “libertario” come from?

libertario (Spanish) comes from Spanish libertad, from Occitan libertat, from Latin lībertās, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob, from English lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

libertario (Spanish): libertarian

Definitions

  1. libertarian

Ancestry of “libertario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlibertadliberty, freedom; latitude, leeway
2Occitanlibertatliberty, freedom
3Latinlībertās—
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
18Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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