Etymology of the English word liberty
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-Date
The earliest known usage of liberty in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
libertarian,
liberticideUsage
Word found in Modern English
