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Where does “exaucement” come from?

exaucement (French) comes from French exaucer, from French exhausser, from French hausser, from Old French haucier, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós.

exaucement (French): fulfilment

Definitions

  1. fulfilment

Ancestry of “exaucement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexaucerto fulfil the wish of a prayer
2Frenchexhausserto raise up, erect
3Frenchhausserto raise; to shrug
4Old Frenchhaucierto raise; to lift
5Vulgar Latinaltiare—
6Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
7Proto-Italicaltos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →