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elevador.

something which elevates (agent noun of elevar)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/e.le.vaˈdoʁ/Brazil[e.le.vaˈdoh]Brazil/e.le.vaˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/e.le.vaˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. something which elevates (agent noun of elevar)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevārelbor. Portuguese elevar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese elevador From elevar (“to elevate”) + -dor.

noun/e.le.vaˈdoʁ/Brazil[e.le.vaˈdoh]Brazil/e.le.vaˈdoɾ/São-Paulo/e.le.vaˈdoʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. elevator, lift (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin levō Latin ēlevārelbor. Portuguese elevar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese elevador From elevar (“to elevate”) + -dor.

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