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Where does “erta” come from?

erta (Italian) comes 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.

erta (Italian): feminine singular of erto; steep slope

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of erto; steep slope

Ancestry of “erta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianertosteep
2Latinērectus—
3Latinērigō—
4Latinregō—
5Proto-Italicregō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “erta”

  • alert
  • alertness
  • alertly
  • hyperalert
  • hyperalertness
  • unalert
  • overalertness
  • overalert
  • superalert
  • alertless
  • e-alert
  • alerta
  • all'erta
  • alerta
  • alertement
  • à l'erte
  • alerte
  • alerter
  • alert
  • alerta
  • lerta
  • mallerta
  • alert
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