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Where does β€œexhilarate” come from?

exhilarate (English) comes from Latin exhilaro, from Latin hilaro, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ΞΏ, from Phoenician 𐀏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

exhilarate (English): To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy;...

Definitions

  1. To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy;...

Ancestry of β€œexhilarate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexhilaroI gladden, cheer; I rejoice, delight, exhilarate
2LatinhilaroI gladden, cheer, make cheerful
3LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
4EtruscanπŒβ€”
5Ancient GreekΞΏβ€”
6Phoenician𐀏ayin; ʿayin
7Egyptian𓁹—

Words derived from β€œexhilarate”

  • exhilarative
  • exhilarator
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 β†’