Where does “altitudinal” come from?

altitudinal (French) comes from French altitude, from Latin altitūdō, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altitudinal (French): altitudinal

Definitions

  1. altitudinal

Ancestry of “altitudinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaltitudealtitude
2Latinaltitūdōheight (distance from bottom to top)
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →