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alticola.

altan, dwelling in a high place

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[alˈtiː.ko.la]

  1. altan, dwelling in a high place

    declension-1 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Italic *altos Latin altus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin alticola From altus (“high”, “high”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

adj[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[alˈtiː.ko.la]

  1. altan, dwelling in a high place

    declension-1 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Italic *altos Latin altus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin alticola From altus (“high”, “high”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

adj[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[alˈtiː.ko.la]

  1. inflection of alticolus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of alticolus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Italic *altos Latin altus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin alticola From altus (“high”, “high”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

adj[aɫˈtɪ.kɔ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[alˈtiː.ko.la]

  1. ablative feminine singular of alticolus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós Proto-Italic *altos Latin altus Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁eti Proto-Italic *kʷelō Latin colō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cola Latin alticola From altus (“high”, “high”) + -cola (“-inhabitor”).

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