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