Etymograph

English

altitudinal

Altitudinal comes from Latin altitūdō ‘height’, from altus ‘high, lofty’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltus‘high, lofty’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltitūdōas altitūdin-‘height’
  6. Englishtodayaltitudinal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósreconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altosreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltus‘high, lofty’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltitūdōas altitūdin-‘height’
  6. Englishtodayaltitudinal

Formed from -al

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’

as, all, else, adult, el, element, ultimate, alien, ellen, ultra, outrage, ou, alumni, alter, qualification, adolescent, abolish, alpine, alias, alum, proletariat, retaliate, alimony, alibi, alp, ulterior, parallax, altruism, coalesce, foetal, aad, althea, withal, 65 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

old, elder, auld, eld, 14 more

through Latin altus ‘high, lofty’

altar, alt, alto, haughty, haut, exalt, altimeter, 13 more

Today it means

adj Of or in relation to altitude

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / altitudinal

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