myEtymology.com: English etymology of reliefer

Etymology of the English word reliefer

the English word reliefer

derived from the English word relief

derived from the Old French word relief

derived from the Old French word relever

derived from the Old French word lever

derived from the Latin word levare (to raise; alleviate; make smooth, polish; lift, raise, hold up; lighten, lessen, relieve; undo, take off; release)

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-

derived from the Latin word relevare (relieve, alleviate, diminish)

derived from the Latin word levare (to raise; alleviate; make smooth, polish; lift, raise, hold up; lighten, lessen, relieve; undo, take off; release)

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-

using the Latin prefix re-

using the Old French prefix re-

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Usage

Word found in Modern English