elevado

Elevado is a word used in Portuguese and Spanish as an adjective and past participle derived from elevar, meaning raised or lifted. The form comes from Latin elevatus, the past participle of elevare. In both languages it agrees with gender and number: masculine singular elevado, feminine elevada, plural elevados/elevadas.

In Portuguese, elevado describes something physically raised or situated higher than its surroundings, such as a viaduto elevado (elevated viaduct), piso elevado (raised floor), or preço elevado (high price). It can also be used figuratively to indicate high levels or standards, for example nível de escolaridade elevado (high level of education) or expectativa elevada (high expectation).

In Spanish, the term has a parallel usage: carretera elevada or vía elevada for an elevated road or track, precio elevado for a high price, and un nivel elevado de habilidad for a high level of skill. The word is common in technical, architectural, and everyday contexts to denote lift, height, or increased degree.

In mathematics and related fields, elevado is used to express exponentiation. Phrases such as 2 elevado a 5 (two raised to the fifth power) show this usage, meaning 2^5 = 32. The construction is standard in both languages and is comparable to saying “raised to” in English.

Variants and related terms include elevación/elevación in Spanish and elevação in Portuguese, referring to lifting, height, or a raised position. The word maintains a consistent core meaning across contexts: something made higher or more elevated.