alto.
height; elevation; altitude
Meaning & usage
height; elevation; altitude
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Italic *altos Latin altusbor. Esperanto alta Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -um Italian -oder. Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Spanish -oder. Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der. Esperanto -o Esperanto alto From alta + -o.
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