English
elevational
Elevational comes from Latin ēlevātiō ‘lifting, raising’, from ēlevō ‘to raise or elevate’, 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, not heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevō‘to raise or elevate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātiō‘lifting, raising’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400elevation
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2008elevational
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, not heavy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevō‘to raise or elevate’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātiō‘lifting, raising’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400elevation
- English1500–presentsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 2008elevational
Earliest quotation: 2008, Alan Feuer, Saying She Patented Bra, L.I. Woman Goes to Court: “Along with a screen grab from Victoria Secret’s online…”
A compound of elevation + -al
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
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Latin levō
Latin ēlevō ‘to raise or elevate’
Latin ēlevātiō ‘lifting, raising’
Old French elevation
English elevation
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *eks
ex, expulsion, affray, excommunicate, enunciation, 19 more
through Latin levis ‘light, not heavy’
leave, oblivious, oblivion, alleviate, allege, levant, leger, levee, levity, levitate, levitation, 26 more
through Latin levō
relief, relevant, relieve, lever, unleavened, leaven, 22 more
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to an elevation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / elevational