Etymology of the French word liberty
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-Date
The earliest known usage of liberty in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
liberty
