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exaltation

The origin and history of exaltation.

Etymology

Came into English via Middle English exaltacioun, exaltatioun, from Old French exaltacion and Latin exaltātiō (“exaltation, elevation”), from exaltō (“raise, elevate, exalt”), formed from ex (“from, out of”) and altus (“high”). By surface analysis, it breaks down as exalt + -ation.

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