Where does “alcista” come from?

alcista (Spanish) comes from Polish alt, from English Alt, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós — to grow, nourish.

alcista (Spanish): upward, rising, bull-, bullish

Definitions

  1. upward, rising, bull-, bullish

Ancestry of “alcista”, step by step

alcista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishaltalto
2EnglishAltA modifier key used to change the function of...
3GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
4Middle High Germanalt
5Old High Germanaltold
6Proto-West Germanicaldold
7Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Spanish alza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalzarise
2Spanishalzarto lift, raise; to remove; to steal; to hide
3Vulgar Latinaltiare

Words derived from “alcista

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Germanic aldaz