English word relate comes from Latin fero, Latin re-, and later Latin relatus (Narration (telling of events).)

Detailed word origin of relate

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
fero	Latin (lat)	I bear, carry. I cast (a vote); pass or ratify (a law). I report. I suffer, endure. I support, hold up.
re-	Latin (lat)	Again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.. Back, backwards.
refero	Latin (lat)	(of sound) I bring back, return, answer, echo.. I bear, bring, drive or carry back.. I bring back, restore, renew, revive, repeat.. I give back, give up, return, restore, pay back, repay.. I make known officially, report, announce, notify, proclaim.. I repeat, report, announce, relate, recount, tell, say. I say in return, respond, reply, answer.
relatus	Latin (lat)	Narration (telling of events).
relate	English (eng)	(intransitive) To have a connection.. (intransitive) To interact.. (intransitive) To respond through reaction.. (intransitive, with to) To identify with; to understand.. (obsolete) To bring back; to restore.. (transitive) To give an association.. (transitive) To make a connection or correlation between one thing and another.. (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.

Words with the same origin as relate