Where does “altier” come from?

altier (French) comes from Italian altero, from Italian alto, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altier (French): haughty

Definitions

  1. haughty

Ancestry of “altier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalteroproud, haughty, scornful, lofty; first-person...
2Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “altier”

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