English word liberal comes from Latin -alis, Latin febris (Fever.), Romanian febris, Proto-Indo-European *leub(h), Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -alis | Latin (lat) | Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals. |
| febris | Latin (lat) | Fever. |
| febris | Romanian (ron) | |
| *leub(h) | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *h₁lewdʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *louðeros | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | (substantivised) child. Free. |
| fior | Romanian (ron) | Shudder, shiver. Thrill. Wince. |
| loeber | Old Latin (itc-ola) | |
| liber | Latin (lat) | free, unrestricted. |
| libre | French (fr) | Clear, free, vacant. Free, at liberty. Free, without obligation. |
| liberalis | Latin (lat) | Of or pertaining to freedom. Dignified, honorable, befitting a freedman. Generous, liberal, bountiful, ample. |
| liberal | Old French (fro) | Appropriate for a free person. Generous; giving. |
| liberal | English (en) | (now, rare, outside, set phrases) Pertaining to those arts and sciences the study of which are considered suitable for free people (as opposed to servile, vocational, mechanical training); worthy, lofty.. (obsolete) Unrestrained, licentious.. (politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism.. Ample, abundant; generous in [...] |
