English
liberator
Liberator comes from Latin līberātor ‘one who sets free’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰeros‘free’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louðeros‘free’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEloeber
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīber‘free’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEliberōas līberāre‘to free, set free, liberate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīberātor‘one who sets free’
- Englishtodayliberator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁lewdʰ-‘to grow’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁léwdʰeros‘free’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*louðeros‘free’reconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEloeber
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīber‘free’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEliberōas līberāre‘to free, set free, liberate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīberātor‘one who sets free’
- Englishtodayliberator
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’
through Latin līber ‘free’
library, format, libel, libre, libertine, illiberal, 14 more
Today it means
noun A person who frees or liberates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- / liberator