alteco

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

Proto-Italic *altos

Latin altusbor.

Esperanto alta

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Italian -ezzabor.

Esperanto -eco

Esperanto alteco

From alta + -eco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtet͡so/

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• Rhymes: -et͡so
• Syllabification: al‧te‧co
• Hyphenation: alt‧eco

Noun

alteco (uncountable, accusative altecon)

1. height

   dekmetra alteco ― a height of ten metres

   Mi ne atingas la altecon de via ŝultro. ― I don’t come up to your shoulder (lit. I don’t reach the height of your shoulder).

   • Kabe (translator), La Faraono (Pharaoh) by Bolesław Prus, Book 3, Chapter 8,

     arboj, plantitaj regule kaj preskaǔ de sama alteco

     trees planted at regular intervals and of almost identical heights

2. Highness (title)

   Via Reĝa Alteco ― Your Royal Highness