Where does “alza” come from?

alza (Asturian) comes from Asturian alzar, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alza (Asturian): inflection of alzar: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of alzar: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “alza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianalzarto lift, raise; to rise, go up; to be above
2Vulgar Latinaltiare
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Italic altos
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