Where does “alléger” come from?
alléger (French) comes from Late Latin allevio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
alléger (French): to lighten
Definitions
- to lighten
Ancestry of “alléger”, step by step
alléger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin allevio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | allevio | I make light, lighten; I raise up, relieve,... |
| 2 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 3 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 4 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Latin alleviāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | alleviāre | — |