Where does “relief” come from?
relief (French) comes from Italian rilievo, from Italian rilevare, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
relief (French): projection, relief; relief, surface elevation;...
Definitions
- projection, relief; relief, surface elevation;...
Ancestry of “relief”, step by step
relief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian rilievo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | rilievo | prominence or emphasis; relief |
| 2 | Italian | rilevare | to point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;... |
| 3 | Latin | relevō | to raise, lift up |
| 4 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 5 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old French relever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | relever | to lift again; to relift |