libertus

(Englisch)

a freedman, an emancipated person

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
[liːˈbɛr.tʊs]
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Proto-Italic *louðertos, *louðertā (whence also Faliscan 𐌋𐌏𐌅𐌄𐌓𐌕𐌀 (loferta)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-er-tos, *h₁lewdʰ-er-teh₂, from *h₁lewdʰeros (see līber), from *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow; people”). Equivalent to līber (“free”) + -tus (adjective-forming suffix).

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