Etymology of the English word libertarian
the English word
libertarianderived from the English word
libertyderived from the French word
libertyderived from the Latin word
libertas (freedom, liberty; frankness of speech)
derived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-derived from the Old French word
libertederived from the Latin word
libertas (freedom, liberty; frankness of speech)
derived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-using the English suffix
-arianDate
The earliest known usage of libertarian in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
