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alto.

high, tall

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈal.to/

  1. high, tall

    L'uomo alto è mio padre.

  2. deep

    uno stagno alto 4 metri

  3. loud

    ad alta voce
Where this word comes from

From Latin altus (“high”), from Proto-Italic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, derived from the root *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). Cognate with English old and Welsh allt.

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