Etymology

elater

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Today it means: That which elates. Full definition →

New Latin elatēr ← Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ
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elater · noun1

From elate + -er.

elater · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐλατήρ“driver, that which drives away”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromelatēr
  3. English todayelater

From New Latin elatēr, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ (elatḗr, “driver, that which drives away”).

Words from the same roots

New Latinelatēr all →

elaterite

Ancient Greekἐλατήρ all →

elaterite

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