Where does “altiste” come from?
altiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish altistaa, from Finnish altis, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
altiste (Finnish): exposure agent
Ancestry of “altiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | altistaa | To expose; To endanger; To predispose |
| 2 | Finnish | altis | exposed, endangered, vulnerable; ready, inclined,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |