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self-elevation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- 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 ēlevō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin ēlevātiō Old French elevation English elevation English self-elevation From self- + elevation.

Meanings

1. (countable, of a person or group, uncountable) elevation of oneself in one's own mind
   • Humility and care for others are the important qualities lacking in our self-preoccupations and self-elevations.
2. (countable, uncountable) elevation of one's own user privilege level (usually to run software that requires a higher privilege level)
   • User self-elevation occurs when mobile, remote, or power users need to run software that is usually run by only users with administrator-level permissions.

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