Where does “reliance” come from?
Reliance comes from English rely, French -ance, and Latin -antia (suffix forming abstract nouns), ultimately from Latin ligo meaning to bind.
reliance (English): The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust
Definitions
- The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust
Ancestry of “reliance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rely | to trust; to have confidence in; to depend |
| 2 | Old French | relier | fasten, attach, rally, oblige |
| 3 | Latin | religō | to bind fast |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |