Etymology of the English word deliver
the English word
deliverderived from the French word
délivrerderived from the Latin word
deliberare (weigh, consider, deliberate)
derived from the Latin word
liberare (free; acquit, absolve)
derived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
librare (balance,swing; hurl)
derived from the Classical Latin word
libra (scales, balance; level)
derived from the Old French word
delivrerderived from the Latin word
deliberare (weigh, consider, deliberate)
derived from the Latin word
liberare (free; acquit, absolve)
derived from the Latin word
liber (book, volume; inner bark of a tree; children; child; free; unimpeded; void of; unconstrained, unrestrained, unencumbered)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leudh-using the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the Latin word
librare (balance,swing; hurl)
derived from the Classical Latin word
libra (scales, balance; level)
Date
The earliest known usage of deliver in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
deliverable,
redeliver,
deliverly,
delivered,
deliveringCognates
Catalan
lliurar, Dutch
leveren, French
livrer, German
liefern, Italian
librare, Norwegian
levere, Spanish
librar, Swedish
levereraUsage
Word found in Modern English
