Where does “înălțime” come from?
înălțime (Romanian) comes from Romanian înalt, from Vulgar Latin *inaltum, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
înălțime (Romanian): height, elevation; pitch; highness
Definitions
- height, elevation; pitch; highness
Ancestry of “înălțime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | înalt | tall; high |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *inaltum | — |
| 3 | Latin | altus | high, tall; deep; profound |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | altos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |