Where does “altitudine” come from?

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

altitudine (Italian): height, altitude, elevation

Definitions

  1. height, altitude, elevation

Ancestry of “altitudine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaltitudealtitude
2Latinaltitūdōheight (distance from bottom to top)
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “altitudine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Italic altos
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