Where does “altiplanicie” come from?
altiplanicie (Spanish) comes from Spanish planicie, from Latin planities, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
altiplanicie (Spanish): high plateau
Definitions
- high plateau
Ancestry of “altiplanicie”, step by step
altiplanicie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish planicie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | planicie | plain an extension of land with relatively low relief |
| 2 | Latin | planities | plain, plateau; flatness |
| 3 | Latin | -ities | Alternative form of -iēs |
| 4 | Latin | -itia | -ness, -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |