Etymology

laevoelevation

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

English elevation ← Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leh₂iwos
  2. Latinlaevus
  3. Englishlevo-
  4. Englishlaevo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  7. Proto-Italic*eks
  8. Latinex
  9. Latinex-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  12. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  13. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  14. Latinlevis
  15. Latinlevō
  16. Latinēlevō
  17. Latinēlevātiō
  18. Old Frenchelevation
  19. Englishelevation
  20. English todaylaevoelevation

From laevo- + elevation.

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