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liber
Latin · ancient
"free"
free, giving rise to liberare (to free)
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deliberare
Late Latin · medieval
"to set free"
to set free, from de- and liberare
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delivrer
Old French · medieval
"to free someone, or to hand something over"
carried into French for freeing someone, or handing something over
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deliver
English · 1200s
"to bring something to a destination, or to free someone"
settled as the English word for bringing something to a destination, or freeing someone
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