Elevate
late Middle English: from Latin elevat- ‘raised’, from the verb elevare, from e- (variant of ex- ) ‘out, away’ + levare ‘lighten’ (from levis ‘light’).
wiktionary
From Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare(“to raise, lift up”), from e(“out”) + levare(“to make light, to lift”), from levis(“light”); see levity and lever.
etymonline
elevate (v.)
late 15c., "to raise above the usual position," from Latin elevatus, past participle of elevare "lift up, raise," figuratively, "to lighten, alleviate," from ex "out" (see ex-) + levare "lighten, raise," from levis "light" in weight (from PIE root *legwh- "not heavy, having little weight"). Sense of "raise in rank or status" is from c. 1500. Moral or intellectual sense is from 1620s. Related: Elevated (which also was old slang for "drunk"); elevating.
