Where does “hautpas” come from?
hautpas (English) comes from French haut, from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
hautpas (English): A raised part of the floor of a large room; a...
Definitions
- A raised part of the floor of a large room; a...
Ancestry of “hautpas”, step by step
hautpas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French haut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | haut | high; tall; top |
| 2 | Middle French | hault | high; high up; high; elevated |
| 3 | Old French | hault | high, lofty; high, tall, elevated |
| 4 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via French pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pas | step, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch |
| 2 | Old French | pas | pace; step; Alternative form of past |
| 3 | Latin | pāstus | having eaten, consumed |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |