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Where does “hault” come from?

hault (Middle French) comes from Old French hault, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

hault (Middle French): high; high up; high; elevated

Definitions

  1. high; high up; high; elevated

Ancestry of “hault”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhaulthigh, lofty; high, tall, elevated
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “hault”

  • haughty
  • haughtily
  • haughtiness
  • oboe
  • hauteur
  • hautboy
  • oboist
  • hault
  • hautbois
  • hauty
  • oboeist
  • hoboy
  • oboelike
  • hautpas
  • hautest
  • hautboyist
  • hautboist
  • haut gout
  • haut
  • haultic
  • oboe
  • oboista
  • oboe
  • oboè
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