English

hellevator

Blend of hell + elevator.

Proto-Germanic *haljō ‘hell’

Proto-West Germanic *hallju ‘the netherworld’

Old English hel

Middle English hel

English hell

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

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Latin ēlevātus ‘raised, elevated’

Middle English elevat

Middle English elevaten

English elevate

Today it means

noun A scary elevator; an elevator that takes one to a frightening location.

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Etymograph / hellevator