Where does “allerta” come from?
allerta (Italian) comes from Italian erta, from Italian erto, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
allerta (Italian): alert, attentive, vigilant; alert, alarm, warning...
Definitions
- alert, attentive, vigilant; alert, alarm, warning...
Ancestry of “allerta”, step by step
allerta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian erta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | erta | feminine singular of erto; steep slope |
| 2 | Italian | erto | steep |
| 3 | Latin | ērectus | erected, made upright, raised, having been set up |
| 4 | Latin | ērigō | to raise up, elevate, lift |
| 5 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |