Where does “alton” come from?
alton (Finnish) comes from Finnish altto, from Italian alto, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alton (Finnish): Genitive singular form of altto
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of altto
Ancestry of “alton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | altto | alto |
| 2 | Italian | alto | high, tall; deep; loud |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |