dextroelevation

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noun

eye movement up and to the right

OriginEnglish elevation ← Old French elevation ← Latin ēlevātiō →
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Meanings

noundextroelevation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineeye movement up and to the right

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
  3. Proto-Italic*deksteros
  4. Latindexter
  5. Englishdextro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  8. Proto-Italic*eks
  9. Latinex
  10. Latinex-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁léngʰus
  13. Proto-Italic*breɣʷisinflu.
  14. Proto-Italic*leɣʷis
  15. Latinlevis
  16. Latinlevō
  17. Latinēlevō
  18. Latinēlevātiō
  19. Old Frenchelevation
  20. Englishelevation
  21. Englishdextroelevation

From dextro- + elevation.

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APA

dextroelevation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextroelevation

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Chicago

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