relief

relief · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromrelevare“to raise up, make light”
2. Old French · derived fromrelever“to relieve”
3. Old French · derived fromrelief“assistance”
4. English todayrelief

From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.

relief · noun, adjective²

1. Latin · derived fromrelevō“to raise”
2. Italian · derived fromrilievo
3. English todayrelief

From Italian rilievo, from rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevō (“to raise”).

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