English
license-free
From license + -free.
Formed from license + -free
Latin licet ‘it is allowed’
Latin licēns ‘free, unrestrained’
Latin licentia
Old French licence ‘leave’
Middle English licence
English license
Today it means
adj Of software, content, or materials, released without any licensing restrictions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / license-free