English
elevate
Elevate comes from Middle English elevaten ‘to raise up, erect’, from elevat ‘high’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷis‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevis‘light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō‘to make light, to lift’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevō‘to raise, lift up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātus‘raised, elevated’perfect passive participle of ēlevō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elevat‘high’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500elevaten‘to raise up, erect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1534elevate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷis‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevis‘light’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō‘to make light, to lift’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevō‘to raise, lift up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātus‘raised, elevated’perfect passive participle of ēlevō
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500elevat‘high’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500elevaten‘to raise up, erect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1534elevate
Earliest quotation: 1534, William Marshall, George Joye: “The Grace or Blessynge of the table to be…”
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *eks
ex, expulsion, affray, enunciation, excommunicate, 19 more
through Latin levis ‘light’
leave, oblivion, oblivious, allege, alleviate, levant, leger, levee, levity, levitation, levitate, 26 more
through Latin levō ‘to make light, to lift’
relief, relevant, relieve, lever, unleavened, leaven, 22 more
Today it means
verb To raise (something) to a higher position.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / elevate