Where does “alta” come from?
alta (Irish) comes from Irish altadh, from Irish alt, from Italian alto, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alta (Irish): vocative plural of alt; genitive singular of...
Definitions
- vocative plural of alt; genitive singular of...
Ancestry of “alta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | altadh | verbal noun of alt; articulation; past indicative... |
| 2 | Irish | alt | joint; juncture; joint, knuckle; knot |
| 3 | Italian | alto | high, tall; deep; loud |
| 4 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |