Etymology of the Latin word liberalis
the Latin word
liberalis (honorable; courteous, well bred)
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-Derivations in Latin
illiberalis,
liberalitasDerivations in other languages
French
liberal, French
libéral, Portuguese
liberal, Spanish
liberal
