Where does “altiplà” come from?

altiplà (Catalan) comes from Catalan pla, from French plan, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

altiplà (Catalan): plateau, tableland

Definitions

  1. plateau, tableland

Ancestry of “altiplà”, step by step

altiplà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan pla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanplaflat, even, level; paroxytone, stressed on the...
2Frenchplanplan; map; plane
3Frenchplainplane
4Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
5Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
6Proto-Italicplēnosfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Catalan alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanalthigh; tall
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →
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