Reconstruction:Latin/inaltum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ altum, with the prefix likely taken from *inaltiāre (“raise”). A similar addition may be seen in Occitan naut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnaltu/

Adjective

*inaltum (feminine *inalta) (Proto-Balkan-Romance)

1. tall, high

Descendants

• Aromanian: analtu, naltu
• Megleno-Romanian: nalt
• Romanian: înalt
• → Albanian: nalt

References

• înalt in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)