Where does “altiplano” come from?

altiplano (Spanish) comes from Spanish alto, from Italian alto, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altiplano (Spanish): a high plateau

Definitions

  1. a high plateau

Ancestry of “altiplano”, step by step

altiplano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish alto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaltotall; high; loud
2Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
3Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
4Proto-Italicaltos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Spanish plano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishplanoplane, level; flat; plane
2Latinplānuslevel, flat, even
3Ancient Greekπλάνοςwandering
4Ancient Greekπλανάωto make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl-néh₂-ti

Words derived from “altiplano

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltósEvery word from Proto-Italic altos