Etymology of the English word elative
the English word
elativederived from the New Latin word
elativusderived from the Latin word
elatus (raised, reaching high level; head high)
derived from the Classical Latin word
efferre (carry out; bring out; carry out for burial)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of elative in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Danish
elativ, Dutch
elatief, German
ElativUsage
Word found in Modern English
