Where does “altura” come from?

altura (Tagalog) comes from Spanish altura, 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.

altura (Tagalog): height; altitude

Definitions

  1. height; altitude

Ancestry of “altura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalturaheight; altitude
2Spanishaltotall; high; loud
3Italianaltohigh, tall; deep; loud
4Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
5Proto-Italicaltos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →