Where does “altaar” come from?

altaar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch altare, from Old Dutch altare, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

altaar (Dutch): altar

Definitions

  1. altar

Ancestry of “altaar”, step by step

altaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch altare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaltare
2Old Dutchaltare
3Latinaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
4Latinadoleōto emit an odor, smell
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Latin altare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaltarepresent active infinitive of altō; altar, fitting...
2Latinadolerepresent active infinitive of adoleō;...
3LatinadoleoI emit an odor, smell; I magnify or pile up with...
4LatinoleoI smell; I emit an odor, especially a bad odor; I...
5LatinoloArchaic form of oleō; smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-