English
alpine
Alpine comes from Latin Alpīnus ‘of or pertaining to the Alps’, and goes back to Alpēs.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAlpēs‘the Alps’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEAlpīnus‘of or pertaining to the Alps’
- Englishearliest quotation 1910alpine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEAlpēs‘the Alps’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEAlpīnus‘of or pertaining to the Alps’
- Englishearliest quotation 1910alpine
Earliest quotation: 1910, William Robinson, Forewords to new edition: “What are alpine plants? The word alpine is used…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, rise’
as, all, old, else, adult, el, ultimate, element, ultra, elder, ellen, alien, alternate, outrage, alter, ou, qualification, altitude, alumni, adolescent, altar, abolish, alt, alias, alto, proletariat, alum, auld, retaliate, ulterior, alimony, alibi, altruism, parallax, coalesce, aad, eld, foetal, exalt, althea, 66 more
through Latin Alpēs ‘the Alps’
Today it means
adj Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Alpēs / alpine