'alleviant' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'alleviare,' where 'ad-' meant 'to' and 'levare' meant 'to lift or lighten.'

'alleviare' transformed into the French word 'alléger,' and eventually became the modern English word 'alleviate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to lighten or relieve,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.