alpine
‘relating to the alps’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. alpinus < F. alpes < Lat. alpes ‘the Alps’ < altus ‘high’ < albus ‘white’ < alp < albho- < Tamil el
alpine
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’
alpine
‘relating to the alps’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Lat. alpinus < F. alpes < Lat. alpes ‘the Alps’ < altus ‘high’ < albus ‘white’ < alp < albho- < Tamil el
English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’