Etymograph

English

Libertador

Libertador comes from Spanish libertador ‘noun’, from libertar ‘to liberate, set free’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰeros‘free’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louðeros‘free’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*louðortāts‘freedom, liberty’reconstructed
  5. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEloebertās
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElībertās‘liberty, freedom’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElībertōas lībertāre‘liberate, exempt’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentlibertar‘to liberate, set free’
  9. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlibertador‘noun’
  10. EnglishtodayLibertador

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰeros‘free’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louðeros‘free’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*louðortāts‘freedom, liberty’reconstructed
  5. Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEloebertās
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElībertās‘liberty, freedom’
  7. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElībertōas lībertāre‘liberate, exempt’
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentlibertar‘to liberate, set free’
  9. Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentlibertador‘noun’
  10. EnglishtodayLibertador

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’

liberation, leed, 16 more

through Proto-Italic *louðeros ‘free’

liberalism, libre, liberator, illiberal, 8 more

Today it means

name A number of places in Venezuela: A municipality in the state of Aragua.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- / Libertador