Deliver
/dɪˈlɪv.ər/noun
To bring or hand over a message, good, or service to a recipient.
Did you know?The word 'deliver' finds its roots in the Latin 'liberare', which means 'to set free', connecting it to liberation and the act of bringing forth life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leiw-
“to lift, raise, or free”
Latin
Latin
liberare
“to free or set free”
Old French
Old French
delivrer
“to set free or release”
Middle English
Middle English
deliveren
“to set free, rescue, or hand over”
Modern English
English
deliver
“to hand over or bring forth, often with a connotation of freedom or rescue”
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