Where does “bassorilievo” come from?

bassorilievo (Italian) 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.

bassorilievo (Italian): bas-relief

Definitions

  1. bas-relief

Ancestry of “bassorilievo”, step by step

bassorilievo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian rilievo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrilievoprominence or emphasis; relief
2Italianrilevareto point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;...
3Latinrelevōto raise, lift up
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Italian basso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via French bas-relief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbas-reliefbas-relief

Words derived from “bassorilievo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →