Where does “upliftment” come from?
Upliftment derives from English uplift, combining English lift with Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, the suffix form of Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
upliftment (English): Lifting up; elevation or promotion
Definitions
- Lifting up; elevation or promotion
Ancestry of “upliftment”, step by step
upliftment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uplift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uplift | To raise something or someone to a higher... |
| 2 | English | up- | Used to indicate increase; Used to indicate... |
| 3 | Middle English | up- | — |
| 4 | Old English | ūp- | up- |
| 5 | Old English | ūp | up, from above |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |