Etymology

elevation

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Today it means: The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc. Full definition →

Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō ← Proto-Italic *leɣʷis
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  8. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  9. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  10. Latinlevis
  11. Latinlevō
  12. Latinēlevō
  13. Latinēlevātiō
  14. Old Frenchelevation
  15. English todayelevation

From Old French elevation, from Latin elevatio, equal to elevate + -ion.

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