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Where does “outón” come from?

outón (Galician) comes from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

outón (Galician): gable; gable end, side wall of a house

Definitions

  1. gable; gable end, side wall of a house

Ancestry of “outón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
2Proto-Italicaltos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
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