elate

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 225 words | Copyright

elate †elevate XVI; (chiefly in pp.) †encourage; puff up XVII. f. ēlāt-, pp. stem of L. efferre, f. EF- + ferre BEAR2; see -ATE3.
So elation XIV. — OF. elacion and L. ēlātiō.

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