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Where does “exaucer” come from?

exaucer (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

exaucer (French): to fulfil the wish of a prayer

Definitions

  1. to fulfil the wish of a prayer

Ancestry of “exaucer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchexhausserto raise up, erect
2Frenchhausserto raise; to shrug
3Old Frenchhaucierto raise; to lift
4Vulgar Latinaltiare—
5Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
6Proto-Italicaltos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “exaucer”

  • exaucement
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