Where does “enaltir” come from?

enaltir (Catalan) comes from Catalan en, from Latin Domine, from Latin die, from Latin dies, from Latin diem, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws — to be bright; sky, heaven.

enaltir (Catalan): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “enaltir”, step by step

enaltir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanenPersonal article used before masculine given...
2LatinDomineGuide, O Lord my God, my way by your sight
3Latindieablative singular of diēs; day; before the day
4LatindiesA day, "particularly:"
5Latindiemaccusative singular of diēs
6Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
7Proto-Italic*djous
8Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyéwssky, heaven
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

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 dyew-