Where does “înălțător” come from?

înălțător (Romanian) comes from Romanian înălța, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

înălțător (Romanian): uplifting

Definitions

  1. uplifting

Ancestry of “înălțător”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianînălțato raise, hoist
2Vulgar Latininaltiarepresent active infinitive of *inaltiō;...
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →
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