====== 'Boost' etymology ====== >Boost (v.)\\ "to lift or raise by pushing from behind," 1815, literal and figurative, __American English, of unknown origin.__ Related: Boosted; boosting. As a noun, "a lift, a shove up, an upward push," by 1825. >\\ Source : [[https://www.etymonline.com/word/boost|Etymology Online]]\\ ''//Note:// The [[https://www.etymonline.com/|Online Etymology Dictionary]] maintains a free-access list of the origins of thousands of English words, a significant proportion of which are unknown''