English
alto-relievo
Alto-relievo comes from Italian altorilievo ‘high relief’, from Latin relevō ‘to raise’, and ultimately from levō.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErelevō‘to raise’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErelevium
- Italianc. 1300–presentrilievo‘relief (etymology 2)’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentaltorilievo‘high relief’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848alto-relievo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErelevō‘to raise’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErelevium
- Italianc. 1300–presentrilievo‘relief (etymology 2)’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentaltorilievo‘high relief’
- Englishearliest quotation 1848alto-relievo
Earliest quotation: 1848, – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray: “Nobody is in the great pew of the Clavering…”
Linked words
through Latin levō
elevation, elevator, lever, elevate, leaven, 21 more
through Latin relevō ‘to raise’
through Italian rilievo ‘relief (etymology 2)’
Today it means
noun A form of sculpture in which carved figures or other objects protrude from the background.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin levō / alto-relievo