English

inclinator

Blend of incline + elevator.

Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-

Latin clīnō ‘to bend, incline’

Latin inclīnāre

Old French encliner ‘to lean’

Middle English enclinen

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ

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Latin ēlevātus ‘raised, elevated’

Middle English elevat

Middle English elevaten

English elevate

Today it means

noun An elevator that ascends an incline rather than in a vertical shaft.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inclinator