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Assignment of Etymology--by Sharp
I. liberal (`lIbaral)
Some meanings in the past.
A. adj.
(1). c.1375, from O.Fr. liberal "befitting free men, noble, generous," from L. liberalis "noble, generous," lit. "pertaining to a free man," from liber "free," from PIE base leudheros (cf. Gk. eleutheros "free"), probably originally "belonging to the people" (though the precise semantic development is obscure), from *leudho- "people" (cf. O.C.S. ljudu, Lith. liaudis, O.E. leod, Ger. Leute "nation, people"). e.g. 1387 TREVISA Higden (Rolls) VII.119 In fistinge he was strong, in giffynge liberal.
(2). Earliest reference in English is to the liberal arts (L. artes liberales; see art (n.)), the seven attainments directed to intellectual enlargement, not immediate practical purpose, and thus deemed worthy of a free man (the word in this sense was opposed to servile or mechanical). Sense of "free in bestowing" is from 1387. e.g. c 1375 Sc.Leg Saints xxiv.(Alexis)III bai set hyme ayrly to be schule, artis liberals for- thy pat he suld cone.
(3). With a meaning "free from restraint in speech or action" (1490) liberal was used 16c.-17c. as a term of reproach. It revived in a positive sense in the Enlightenment, with a meaning "free from prejudice, tolerant," which emerged 1776-88. e.g. 1781 Gibbbon Decl. F. XXX. III. 142 AGrecian philosopher, who visited Constantiople soon after the death of Theodoius, published his liberal opinions concerning the duties of kings.
(4). Purely in ref. to political opinion, "tending in favor of freedom and democracy" it dates from c.1801, from Fr. libÚral, originally applied in English by its opponents (often in Fr. form and with suggestions of foreign lawlessness) to the party favorable to individual political freedoms. e.g. 1801 Hel. M. WILLIAMS Sk. Fr. Rep. I. xi. 113. The extinction of every vestige of freedom, and of every libral idea with which they are associated.
(5). But also (especially in U.S. politics) tending to mean "favorable to government action to effect social change," which seems at times to draw more from the religious sense of "free from prejudice in favor of traditional opinions and established institutions" (and thus open to new ideas and plans of reform), which dates from 1823. e.g. 1823 (Title) The liberal Christian. 1828(Title) Which society shall you join, liberal of orthodox?
B. n.
(1) A member of the Liberal party; e.g. 1820 Edin. Rev. XXXIV.3 Our travellers.. continue to resort to Pairs.. and occasionally take part with Ultras or with Liberals.
(2) One who holds ¡°liberal¡± views in theology. Chiefly U.S. e.g. 1887 Beacon (Boston U.S.) 8 Jan., In Boston a minister is called a liberal when he rejects the Andover creed, and, perhaps, the Apostles¡¯s Creed.
More details about the word liberal in modern English,
1. adj. giving or given freely; generous: e.g. He is liberal of promises but not liberal of money.
2. adj. open-minded, having, showing a broad mind, free from prejudice. e.g. He is a liberal thinker.
3. adj. (of education) directed chiefly towards the broadening of the mind, not specially to professional or technical needs. e.g. the liberal arts, liberal education
4. adj. (politics in GB) of the party (dominant until the 1920¡¯s) e.g. Liberal party
5. n. member of the Liberal party of Great Britain is from 1820. e.g. John is a liberal in 1956.
II. Paradise
1. First used in English about 1000 CE in a translation of the gospel passage (used in sense #2) quoted below, Luke 23.43.
(1) From Middle English paradis e.g. a 1175 cott.Hom.221 God pa hine brothe into paradis.
(2) from Old French paradis, parais e.g. c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 129 bet wes eoroliche parais.
a 1225 Ancr. R.66 Eue heold ine parais longe tale mild te neddre.
(3) from Late Latin paradisus, -i, m. "a park" in paradiso, hoc est in viridario ["in paradise, that is, in a pleasure-garden"], Augustine
(4) from Greek para/deisoj [paradeisos], "garden, enclosed park, pleasure-garden," a Persian word first used in Greek by Xenophon in reference to the parks of the Persian kings and nobles:
o para/deisoj me/gaj a)gri/wn qhri/wn plh/rhj
 "a large park full of wild beasts"
o para/deisoj dasu\j pantoi/wn de/ndrwn
 "a park thickly wooded with all kinds of trees" Xenophon, Anabasis
o in LXX (the Septuagint, or Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible) paradeisos refers to the garden of Eden.
o in the Gospel (Luke 23.43.) it refers to the abode of the blessed
 sh/meron met" e)mou= e)/s$ e)n t%= paradei/s%.
 Hodie mecum eris in paradiso.
 Today you will be with me in paradise.
(5) From Avestan pairi-da¶za-, enclosure, park : pairi-, around; + da¶za-, wall.
2. In modern English, the word paradise has the following meanings:
(1) The Garden of Eden. e.g. These forests are a hunter's paradise
(2) Heaven. e.g. Everyone will go to the paradise after his death.
(3) Any place of ideal peace, beauty, and happiness, often exaggerated. As in Paradise Bar and Grill. e.g. Paradise valley(esp, the western part of US)
(4) A state of delight or ecstasy. e.g On a hot day a dip in the sea is sheer paradise.
III. Apple (Eng.)/ Pomme (Fr.) / Manzana (Sp.)
The three words, which all mean the same thing, should be explained one at a time, as they come from different sources.
In regard to pomme, this French term comes from the Latin pomum, which originally referred to all fruit. Before Christianity was adopted as the official religion of the Roman Empire some time in the 4th Century, the Latin word malum (melon in Greek) meant "apple." After the adoption of Christianity, however, and due to the important symbolism of the apple in the bible (i.e., the Garden of Eden), the general term pomum, "fruit," was used to describe the apple as "the fruit of fruits."
In regard to manzana, this Spanish term comes from the Iberian pronunciation of matiana, a Gallo-Roman translation of the Latin word matianum, which was a scented, golden apple first raised by and named after Matius, a friend of Caesar's who was also a cookbook author ["Apple" Footnote: The French village of Avallon (in the Yonne area), where there are a lot of apple trees, received its name from the legend of the sacred island of Avalon or Abalon, meaning "Apple Orchard"--incidentally, the "-on" suffix is an "augmentative" and explains the origin of the name of the Pacific shellfish "Abalone"--that is, "big apple."].
In regard to apple, all European languages other than the Romance languages, i.e., the great majority of Indo-European languages, including the Celtic tongues, use a word with a root ap, ab, af or av for apples and apple trees: aballo (Celtic), apple(Eng.), apfel (Germ.), aeppel (Old Eng.), abhal (Irish Gaelic), epli (Icelandic), afal (Welsh), jabloko (Russian), and jablko (Polish).
In Modern English, the word ¡°apple¡±, is a noun.
1. (tree with) round with firm juicy flesh and skin that is green, red or yellow when the fruit is ripe. e.g. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. apple blossom
2. [US slang]: guy or man e.g. bad/rotten apple¡ªa person who is bad in nature
The rotten apple injures its neighbours.
3. [US colloq]: bomb e.g. Watch out! An apple¡¯s coming.
4. Some phrases:
the apple of one¡¯s eye: sb. or sth dearly love. e.g. Mary regarded the ring as the apple of her eye.
Applesauce: nonsense; insincere flattery. e.g. Shit! All what you said is applesauce.
Golden Apple: the source of discord e.g. The girl is the gold apple who made the two good fiends become into foes each other.
the Big Apple: the nickname of New York City. e.g. For decade, the rest of American and the world expected the Big Apple to be the prime source of sustenance for the poor, homeless, huddled masses.