Thank you Shiela, I had been to the etymology but all it gave me were references to LOW DUTCH and OLD FRENCH.
So given that ALTO does not follow the spelling of either ALTUS or ALTER , how do you choose altus?
My Alfred reference says the LOWEST female voice as well as the HIGHEST male voice. Still that's two I suppose. Just joking! Reg.
My Oxford says among other things, the second highest of a group.
"One must have loved a woman of genius to comprehend the happiness of loving a fool."
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