Where does “altitude” come from?

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

altitude (Galician): altitude

Definitions

  1. altitude

Ancestry of “altitude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaltitūdōheight (distance from bottom to top)
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-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 →