Where does “reliefare” come from?
reliefare (Romanian) comes from Romanian reliefa, from Romanian relief, from French relief, from Italian rilievo, from Italian rilevare, from Latin relevō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
reliefare (Romanian): accentuation
Definitions
- accentuation
Ancestry of “reliefare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | reliefa | to emphasize |
| 2 | Romanian | relief | relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface) |
| 3 | French | relief | projection, relief; relief, surface elevation;... |
| 4 | Italian | rilievo | prominence or emphasis; relief |
| 5 | Italian | rilevare | to point out, emphasize; to notice, detect, plot;... |
| 6 | Latin | relevō | to raise, lift up |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |