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- Latin · derived fromrelevātiō
- Middle French · derived fromrelevation
- Middle English · inherited fromrelevacion
- English todayrelevation
From Middle English relevacion, relevacioun, relevation, from Middle French relevation and its etymon Latin relevātiō, from relevāre. See relieve. By surface analysis, relevate + -ion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.