myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of rilevo

Etymology of the Italian word rilevo

the Italian word rilevo

derived from the Italian word rilevare

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-

Cognates

Catalan relleu, Dutch relief, English relief, French relief, German Relief, Norwegian relieff, Spanish relieve, Swedish relief