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Stage 1 of 3
levis
Latin · ancient
"light, not heavy"
light, not heavy, combined with ex- (out)
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Stage 2 of 3
elevare
Latin · ancient
"to lift up, to raise"
to lift up, to raise, from ex- and levis
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Stage 3 of 3
elevate
English · 1400s
"to raise something to a higher position or level"
settled as the English word for raising something to a higher position
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