"relief (from worry or pain)" in seven languages

Meaningrelief (from worry or pain)

Spanish

alivio

/aˈlibjo/

masc.other source · aliviar ← Latin ALLEVIĀRE 'to lighten'

French

soulagement

/sulaʒmɑ̃/

masc.other source · soulager ← spoken Latin *SUBLEVIĀRE (SUBLEVĀRE crossed with ALLEVIĀRE)

Italian

sollievo

/solˈljɛvo/

masc.other source · sollevare 'to lift up' ← Latin SUBLEVĀRE

Portuguese

alívio

/aˈliviu/

masc.other source · aliviar ← Latin ALLEVIĀRE 'to lighten'

Romanian

ușurare

/uʃuˈrare/

fem.other source · ușura 'to lighten', from ușor 'light', of disputed origin

Catalan

alleujament

/əʎəwʒəˈmen/

masc.other source · alleujar ← Latin ALLEVIĀRE 'to lighten'

English

relief

/ɹɪˈlif/

other source · Old French relief, from relever ← Latin RELEVĀRE 'to lift again'

English → Italianrelief (from worry or pain)sollievoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: alleviate, lever, elevate, levity.What English and Italian share

The story

Four different words, one image: relief is a lightening or a lifting, all built on LEVIS 'light' or LEVĀRE 'to lift'. English alleviate is the learned twin of Spanish aliviar.

English relatives: alleviate, lever, elevate, levity

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es¡Qué alivio!
frQuel soulagement !
itChe sollievo!
ptQue alívio!
roCe ușurare!
caQuin alleujament!
enWhat a relief!

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