Etymology of the French word délivrer
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of délivrer in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
délivreDerivations in other languages
English
deliverCognates
Catalan
deslliurar, Italian
delivrare, Spanish
delibrar
