Where does “à l'erte” come from?
à l'erte (French) comes from Italian all'erta, from Italian erta, from Italian erto, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
à l'erte (French): on the watch
Definitions
- on the watch
Ancestry of “à l'erte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | all'erta | Alternative spelling of allerta; to the height |
| 2 | Italian | erta | feminine singular of erto; steep slope |
| 3 | Italian | erto | steep |
| 4 | Latin | ērectus | erected, made upright, raised, having been set up |
| 5 | Latin | ērigō | to raise up, elevate, lift |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |