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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.

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

Definitions

  1. upward, rising, bull-, bullish

Ancestry of “alcista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishalt—
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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →