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Etymology of the French word delivrer

the Old French word delivrer
derived 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)

Derivations in other languages

English deliver

Usage

Word found in Old French



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