Where does “alertamente” come from?
alertamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alerta, from Italian all'erta, from Italian erta, from Italian erto, from Latin ērectus, from Latin ērigō, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
alertamente (Portuguese): alertly with alertness
Definitions
- alertly with alertness
Ancestry of “alertamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | alerta | alert; warning; safety light |
| 2 | Italian | all'erta | Alternative spelling of allerta; to the height |
| 3 | Italian | erta | feminine singular of erto; steep slope |
| 4 | Italian | erto | steep |
| 5 | Latin | ērectus | erected, made upright, raised, having been set up |
| 6 | Latin | ērigō | to raise up, elevate, lift |
| 7 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |