Where does “alta” come from?

alta (Turkish) comes from Turkish alt, from Ottoman Turkish آلت, from Romanian ăl, from Latin illum, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

alta (Turkish): dative singular of alt

Definitions

  1. dative singular of alt

Ancestry of “alta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishaltbottom; under
2Ottoman Turkishآلتtool, instrument, apparatus; penis
3Romanianălthat; the
4Latinillumaccusative masculine singular of ille
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnosEvery word from Latin olleEvery word from Latin ille