Etymograph

English

altiscope

Altiscope comes from Latin altus ‘high’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘to grow, nourish’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-1‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltós1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altos1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltus1‘high’
  5. Englishtodayaltiscope1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English altiscope

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-Wiktionary, English altiscope‘to grow, nourish’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eltósWiktionary, English altiscopereconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*altosWiktionary, English altiscopereconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaltusWiktionary, English altiscope‘high’
  5. EnglishtodayaltiscopeWiktionary, English altiscope

Linked words

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

as, all, else, adult, el, element, ultimate, alien, ellen, ultra, outrage, alternate, ou, alumni, alter, qualification, adolescent, alpine, abolish, alias, alum, proletariat, retaliate, alimony, alibi, alp, ulterior, parallax, altruism, foetal, aad, althea, coalesce, withal, 62 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

old, elder, auld, eld, 13 more

through Latin altus ‘high’

altitude, altar, alt, alto, haughty, haut, exalt, altimeter, 12 more

Today it means

noun A periscope

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “altiscope”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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

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