Where does “hausse” come from?
hausse (English) comes from French hausse, from French hausser, from Old French haucier, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
hausse (English): A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm...
Definitions
- A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm...
Ancestry of “hausse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | hausse | rise, increase; frog; first-person singular... |
| 2 | French | hausser | to raise; to shrug |
| 3 | Old French | haucier | to raise; to lift |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | altiare | — |
| 5 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |