excelsitas
From LSJ
ὕδωρ δὲ πίνων οὐδὲν ἂν τέκοι σοφόν → by drinking water you would never create anything great
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
excelsĭtas: ātis, f. excelsus,
I loftiness, height.
I Lit.: montium, Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160: harundinis, id. 16, 36, 66, § 167: lilii, id. 21, 5, 11, § 23.—
II Trop.: excelsitas animi et magnitudo, Cic. Off. 3, 5, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
excelsĭtās,¹⁶ ātis, f. (excelsus), élévation, hauteur : Plin. 2, 160 || [fig.] excelsitas animi Cic. Off. 3, 24, élévation de l’âme.
