Where does “haute main” come from?

haute main (French) comes from French haut, from Middle French hault, from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

haute main (French): overall control

Definitions

  1. overall control

Ancestry of “haute main”, step by step

haute main traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French haut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhauthigh; tall; top
2Middle Frenchhaulthigh; high up; high; elevated
3Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via French main

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmainhand; handball
2Middle Frenchmainhand
3Old Frenchmainhand
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →