Where does “Alta Ribagorça” come from?
Alta Ribagorça (Catalan) comes from Catalan alta, from Catalan alt, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Alta Ribagorça (Catalan): Together with the Aragonese comarca of Ribagorça, it makes up the historical and natural comarca of Ribagorça
Definitions
- Together with the Aragonese comarca of Ribagorça, it makes up the historical and natural comarca of Ribagorça
Ancestry of “Alta Ribagorça”, step by step
Alta Ribagorça traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan alta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | alta | feminine singular of alt |
| 2 | Catalan | alt | high; tall |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Catalan Ribagorça
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | Ribagorça | of the Kingdom of Aragon which reverted to the Spanish Crown in 1598 |
| 2 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |