liberate

Where does the word "liberate" come from? It comes from Latin liber, passing through Latin before entering English (1600s).

Liberate’s story begins in Latin: liber meant “free.” The root of 'liberty', 'liberal' and 'deliver'. Within Latin, it grew into liberare by ancient. The root of 'liberty' and 'liberal'. It reached English by 1600s as liberate. Settled as the English word for setting someone free from confinement or control. Today, liberate means to set someone or something free from confinement, oppression, or control.

1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient liber "free", the root of 'liberty', 'liberal' and 'deliver'.
2. Stage 2 · Latin · ancient liberare "to free, to set at liberty", the root of 'liberty' and 'liberal'.
3. Stage 3 · English · 1600s liberate "to set someone free from confinement or control", settled as the English word for setting someone free from confinement or control.