Where does “self-reliance” come from?
self-reliance (English) comes from English reliance, from English rely, from Old French relier, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
self-reliance (English): The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities,...
Definitions
- The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities,...
Ancestry of “self-reliance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | reliance | The act of relying ; trust; The condition of... |
| 2 | English | rely | to trust; to have confidence in; to depend |
| 3 | Old French | relier | fasten, attach, rally, oblige |
| 4 | Latin | religō | — |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |