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Where does “relieveth” come from?

relieveth (English) comes from English relieve, from Middle English releven, from Old French relever, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

relieveth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “relieveth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrelieveTo ease from mental distress; to stop feeling...
2Middle Englishreleven—
3Old Frenchreleverto lift again; to relift
4Latinrelevō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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