Etymology

dextroelevation

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Today it means: eye movement up and to the right Full definition →

English elevation ← Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
  3. Proto-Italic*deksteros
  4. Latindexter
  5. Englishdextro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Latinex-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  13. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  14. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  15. Latinlevis
  16. Latinlevō
  17. Latinēlevō
  18. Latinēlevātiō
  19. Old Frenchelevation
  20. Englishelevation
  21. English todaydextroelevation

From dextro- + elevation.

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