Where does “alçaprem” come from?

alçaprem (Catalan) comes from Catalan alçar, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

alçaprem (Catalan): lever

Definitions

  1. lever

Ancestry of “alçaprem”, step by step

alçaprem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan alçar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanalçarto raise; to lift
2Vulgar Latinaltiare—
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Catalan prémer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanprémerto squeeze, to press
2Latinpremōto press, push, press close or hard, oppress, overwhelm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “alçaprem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →