elevator
/ˈeləˌveɪtə/EH-luh-vay-tur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/EH-luh-vay-tur
Meaningone that lifts
Common meaning: a lift
Tap a word part to explore
- eout
- levlight in weight; to raiseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1054 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
‘out’ + ‘light in weight’ → elevator
Journey through time
- Latinlevis; levō‘light in weight’
- Englishelevate‘to lift higher’
- Englishformed in English from elevateelevator‘a lift’ · 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.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Formed in English from elevate + -or.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELEVATE, p.187 · scan
Roots
- levis; levō Latin “light in weight; to raise”
Building blocks are an automatic split · open in app