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Where does “unexalting” come from?

unexalting (English) comes from English exalting, from English exalt, from French exalter, from German exaltieren, from Spanish exaltar, from Latin exaltō, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos.

unexalting (English): That does not exalt

Definitions

  1. That does not exalt

Ancestry of “unexalting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexaltingpresent participle of exalt
2EnglishexaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; To raise in...
3Frenchexalterto elate, thrill; to be elated
4Germanexaltieren—
5Spanishexaltarto exalt
6Latinexaltō—
7Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
8Proto-Italicaltos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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