Where does “bas-relief” come from?
bas-relief (French) comes from Italian bassorilievo, from Italian rilievo, from Italian rilevare, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
bas-relief (French): bas-relief
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Ancestry of “bas-relief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bassorilievo | bas-relief |
| 2 | Italian | rilievo | prominence or emphasis; relief |
| 3 | Italian | rilevare | to point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;... |
| 4 | Latin | relevō | to raise, lift up |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 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 |