Where does “rilievo” come from?

rilievo (Italian) comes from Italian rilevare, from Latin relevō, 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.

rilievo (Italian): prominence or emphasis; relief

Definitions

  1. prominence or emphasis; relief

Ancestry of “rilievo”, step by step

rilievo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian rilevare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrilevareto point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;...
2Latinrelevōto raise, lift up
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
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

via Late Latin relevium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrelevium—

Words derived from “rilievo”

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