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Where does “bas relief” come from?

bas relief (French) comes from French bas-relief, from Italian bassorilievo, from Italian rilievo, from Italian rilevare, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

bas relief (French): Alternative spelling of bas-relief

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of bas-relief

Ancestry of “bas relief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbas-reliefbas-relief
2Italianbassorilievobas-relief
3Italianrilievoprominence or emphasis; relief
4Italianrilevareto point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;...
5Latinrelevō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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