Latin Root: Liberi

by Sarah
(NC)

Dear Latin Teacher,

Does liberi, meaning children, stem from same Latin root as "liberty", as one might suspect?

Thanks, Sarah


Dear Sarah,

The Roman word for children, liberi, means literally the free ones, as opposed to the slaves, i.e. servi.

So yes, the two words liberi and libertas have the same root meaning.

Hope this helps and thanks for asking a Latin teacher.

Sincerely,

John

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