myEtymology.com: English etymology of alleviating

Etymology of the English word alleviating

the English word alleviating

derived from the English word alleviate

derived from the Late Latin word alleviatio (alleviation, easing; relief)

derived from the Latin word alleviatus

derived from the Latin word alleviare (lighten, make light; deal lightly)

derived from the Classical Latin word levis (light, thin, trivial; smooth; slippery, polished)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʷh-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lei-