Where does “altempordanès” come from?
altempordanès (Catalan) comes from Catalan alt, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
Ancestry of “altempordanès”, step by step
altempordanès traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan alt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | alt | high; tall |
| 2 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Catalan empordanès
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | empordanès | — |
| 2 | Catalan | és | himself, herself, itself (direct or indirect object) |
| 3 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |