elevation
/ˌeləˈveɪʃən/eh-luh-VAY-shuhn
/ˌɛləˈveɪʃən/eh-luh-VAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of lifting up
Common meaning: height above sea level
Other meanings: a raising
- eout
- levlight in weight; to raiseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1054 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘out’ + ‘light in weight’ → elevation
Journey through time
- Latinlevis; levō‘light in weight’
- Englishelevate‘to lift higher’
- Englishformed in English from elevateelevation‘height above sea level’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from elevate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELEVATE, p.187 · scan
Roots
- levis; levō Latin “light in weight; to raise”
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