English word delivery comes from Latin ex, e (A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from.), Old French (842-ca. 1400) livrer (To deliver. To give birth; to deliver.), Latin *libero, Latin libro
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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ex, e | Latin (lat) | A name of the letter X. (+ ablative) out of, from. |
livrer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To deliver. To give birth; to deliver. |
*libero | Latin (lat) | |
libro | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I consider, weigh, ponder. I poise, balance. I swing, brandish, hurl, cast, fling. |
delibero | Latin (lat) | I consider, weigh well. I deliberate or consult (with an oracle). I ponder. |
delivrer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | To give (to); to deliver. To give birth; to deliver. To set free; to liberate. |
delivery | English (en) | (baseball) A pitching motion.. (baseball) A thrown pitch.. (cricket) A ball bowled.. (curling) The process of throwing a stone.. (genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.. (medicine) The administration of a drug.. The act of conveying something.. The act of giving birth. The item which has been conveyed.. The manner of speaking. |