Etymology

self-elevation

Today it means: elevation of oneself in one's own mind Full definition →

English elevation ← Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  10. Proto-Italic*eks
  11. Latinex
  12. Latinex-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  15. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  16. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  17. Latinlevis
  18. Latinlevō
  19. Latinēlevō
  20. Latinēlevātiō
  21. Old Frenchelevation
  22. Englishelevation
  23. English todayself-elevation

From self- + elevation.

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