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Where does “elateth” come from?

elateth (English) comes from English elate, from Middle English elat, from Latin ēlātus, from Latin efferō, from Latin efferus, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

elateth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “elateth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelateTo make joyful or proud; To lift up; raise;...
2Middle EnglishelatPompous, elate, exultant, vain; Sublime,...
3Latinēlātus—
4Latinefferō—
5Latinefferussavage; very wild, fierce or savage; wild, savage
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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