relate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 432 words | Copyright

relate give an account of XVI; (leg.) refer back XVI; bring into connection or comparison XVII. f. stem of L. relātus, functioning as pp. of referre REFER, but formally f. the base of tollere raise; see -ATE3.
So relation narration XIV; connection; relative XVI. — (O)F. or L. relative adj. having relation to XVI; sb. (gram.) XIV; (gen.) XV; kinsman XVII. — (O)F. relatif, -ive or late L. relātīvus.

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