Latin word altum comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi (To be nourishing.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*h₂el- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to raise, feed, nourish, beyond, to grow |
*h₂életi | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be nourishing. |
*alō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
altum | Latin (lat) | The deep, the sea. |