Where does “elevating” come from?

Elevating comes from Latin elevatus, the past participle of elevare, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and levare meaning "to lift," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ-.

elevating (English): present participle of elevate

Definitions

  1. present participle of elevate

Ancestry of “elevating”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelevateTo raise to a higher position; To promote to a...
2Middle Englishelevaten—
Every word from Middle English elevaten →Every word from English elevate →