Etymology of the English word libertine
the English word
libertinederived from the Latin word
libertinus (freedman; of a freedman)
derived from the Latin word
libertus (freedman; ex-slave)
derived from the Latin word
liberare (free; acquit, absolve)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of libertine in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
libertinismCognates
Danish
libertiner, Dutch
libertijn, French
libertin, German
Libertin, Norwegian
libertinerUsage
Word found in Modern English
