Where does “alzatore” come from?
alzatore (Italian) comes from Italian alzare, from Vulgar Latin altiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
alzatore (Italian): setter
Ancestry of “alzatore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | alzare | to lift , to raise, to heave; to raise, to put... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | altiare | — |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |