myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of contralto

Etymology of the Italian word contralto

the Italian word contralto

derived from the Italian word alto

derived from the Latin word altus (high; deep, profound; nourishing, support)

derived from the Latin word alere (feed, nourish, rear)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-

using the Italian prefix contro-

English contralto, Portuguese contralto, Romanian contralto, Spanish contralto