Where does “elevator” come from?

elevator (American English) comes from English elevate, from Middle English elevaten.

elevator (American English): Anything that raises or uplifts; A permanent...

Definitions

  1. Anything that raises or uplifts; A permanent...

Ancestry of “elevator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelevateTo raise to a higher position; To promote to a...
2Middle Englishelevaten—

Words derived from “elevator”

Every word from Middle English elevaten →Every word from English elevate →