English
laevoelevation
Laevoelevation 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*h₁éǵʰ1reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰs1‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eks1reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷis1‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevis1‘light, not heavy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevō1
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevō1‘to raise or elevate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātiō1‘lifting, raising’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400elevation1
- English1500–presentelevation1
- Englishtodaylaevoelevation1
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English laevoelevation
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰWiktionary, English laevoelevationreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁éǵʰsWiktionary, English laevoelevation‘out’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*eksWiktionary, English laevoelevationreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*leɣʷisWiktionary, English laevoelevation‘light’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevisWiktionary, English laevoelevation‘light, not heavy’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElevōWiktionary, English laevoelevation
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevōWiktionary, English laevoelevation‘to raise or elevate’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlevātiōWiktionary, English laevoelevation‘lifting, raising’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400elevationWiktionary, English laevoelevation
- English1500–presentelevationWiktionary, English laevoelevation
- EnglishtodaylaevoelevationWiktionary, English laevoelevation
A compound of laevo- + elevation
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, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *leɣʷis ‘light’
through Latin levis ‘light, not heavy’
leave, oblivious, alleviate, oblivion, allege, levant, leger, levee, levity, levitate, levitation, 24 more
through Latin levō
relief, relevant, relieve, lever, leaven, 21 more
through Latin ēlevō ‘to raise or elevate’
Today it means
noun eye movement up and to the left
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “laevoelevation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ / laevoelevation