Where does “altitud” come from?

altitud (Tagalog) comes from Spanish altitud, from Latin altitūdō, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

altitud (Tagalog): altitude; height

Definitions

altitude; height

Ancestry of “altitud”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	altitud	height; altitude
2	Latin	altitūdō	height (distance from bottom to top)
3	Latin	altus	high, tall; deep; profound
4	Proto-Italic	altos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eltós	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂él-	to grow, nourish

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós →Every word from Proto-Italic altos →