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Where does “sublation” come from?

sublation (English) comes from Latin sublatio, from Latin sublātus, from Latin tollō, from Proto-Italic tolnō, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥néh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

sublation (English): A flotation method in which the material to be...

Definitions

  1. A flotation method in which the material to be...

Ancestry of “sublation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsublatioelevation, lifting; removal, sublation; an...
2Latinsublātus—
3Latintollō—
4Proto-Italictolnōlift, carry
5Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥néh₂tito be lifting
6Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
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