alp
‘snow-capped mountain’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. alpe, alpies, alpis < F. alpes < Lat. alpes ‘the Alps’ < altus ‘high’ < albus ‘white’ < alp < albho- < Tamil el
alp
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’
alp
‘snow-capped mountain’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. alpe, alpies, alpis < F. alpes < Lat. alpes ‘the Alps’ < altus ‘high’ < albus ‘white’ < alp < albho- < Tamil el
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’