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Where does “reliant” come from?

reliant (French) comes from French relier, from Latin religō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

reliant (French): present participle of relier

Definitions

  1. present participle of relier

Ancestry of “reliant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrelierto connect, link, join, relate to; to bind; to...
2Latinreligō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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