Liberated
/ˈlɪbəreɪtɪd/noun
Freed from confinement, control, or oppression.
Did you know?In Roman culture, the related word Liber was also the name of a god associated with freedom, fertility, wine, and ecstatic celebration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leudh-
“To grow or belong to a people; the reconstructed root behind concepts of free members of a community.”
Ancient Latin
Latin
liber
“Free, unconstrained, or not enslaved.”
Classical Latin
Latin
līberāre
“To set free or release from restraint.”
Late Latin
Latin
līberātus
“Freed or released; the past participle of līberāre.”
14th Century
Middle English
liberaten
“To free or release, borrowed through French from Latin.”
Modern English
English
liberated
“Freed from control, confinement, or oppression.”