altus
Opposite of
demissus, sordidus
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈaɫ.tʊs]
Etymology
From altum, supine of alō (“grow”). Corresponds to Proto-Italic *altos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós, a suffixed form of the root *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”) (compare Proto-Germanic *aldaz, whence English old and world).
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