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
- present participle of elevate
Ancestry of “elevating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elevate | To raise to a higher position; To promote to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | elevaten | — |