Etymology

relation

re·la·tion
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Today it means: The manner in which two things may be associated. Full definition →

Middle English relacion ← Anglo-Norman relacioun ← Old French relacion
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  1. Latin · derived fromrelātiō
  2. Old French · derived fromrelacion
  3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrelacioun
  4. Middle English · inherited fromrelacion
  5. English todayrelation

From Middle English relacion, relacioun, from Anglo-Norman relacioun and Old French relacion (whence French relation), from Latin relātiō, noun of process form from perfect passive participle relātus (“related”), from verb referō (“to refer, to relate”), from prefix re- (“again”) + ferō (“to bear, to carry”). By surface analysis, relate + -ion. Doublet of relazione.

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