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Where does “relentir” come from?

relentir (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

relentir (Anglo-Norman): to relent

Definitions

  1. to relent

Ancestry of “relentir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrĕ-—
2Latinprōdūcō—
3Latinprō-—
4Proto-Italic*pro-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “relentir”

  • relentless
  • relentlessly
  • relent
  • relentlessness
  • relentment
  • relenteth
  • relentest
  • relenter
  • relenten
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