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liberatio

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [liː.bɛˈraː.ti.oː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [li.beˈrat.t͡si.o][1]

Forms

līberātiō f (genitive līberātiōnis); third declension[1]

Etymology

It is from līberō “to set free” with the suffix -tiō, from līber “free”.[2][1][3]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citations are from Cicero, of deliverance from something.[2] Köbler dates Cicero 81–43 BC.[4]

Semantic evolution

It meant a setting free, release, deliverance, as in Cicero and Quintilian, and in Cicero an acquittal.[2][5] In Ulpian it meant a release from debt.[2]

British Medieval Latin used it for liberating, releasing, and of the deliverance of God's people.[6] It survives in French livraison “delivery”, and through Old French libération it gave English liberation in the early 15th century.[1][3]

Timeline

  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.[2][4]
  • before 223 AD – Ulpian uses it of release from debt.[2][4]
  • early 15th century – English liberation is recorded.[3]

Meanings

Noun

  1. A setting free, release, liberation.[2]
  2. An acquittal.[2]
  3. A release from debt.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
  4. ^ a b c Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  5. ^ Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  6. ^ Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press