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DictionaryRoot: ferre
Latin

ferre

bear, carry, bring

Forms

  • fer-
  • lat- — Used for ‘carried’ in the Latin verb’s grammar, but supplied by a different older root.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *bher-, ‘bear; carry.’

Note

English bear is a relative from the same older source, rather than a Latin borrowing.

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adverb

relatively

In comparison with something else.

The apartment is relatively quiet compared with our old place.

Etymology
relativeLatinreferring or relating
+lyEnglishin a particular way

The adjective for dependence on comparison takes -ly. Relatively marks a judgment whose degree is assessed against some other standard or case.

More examples

  • Tickets are relatively cheap if you buy them early.
  • I find this recipe relatively easy compared with the others.
  • Relatively few people drive to work in this neighborhood.

Forms

relatively

relative adjective — Judged in comparison with something else.

Similar words

comparatively
Means much the same thing but often sounds more formal.