Where does “altitudine” come from?

altitudine (Romanian) comes from Italian altitudine, from French altitude, from Latin altitūdō, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altitudine (Romanian): altitude

Definitions

  1. altitude

Ancestry of “altitudine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaltitudineheight, altitude, elevation
2Frenchaltitudealtitude
3Latinaltitūdōheight (distance from bottom to top)
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-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 →