Idiom idiom
uno ab alto
Meaning
One over all.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He considers himself uno ab alto in this group.”
“The leader acts as if he is uno ab alto, making every decision without asking for anyone else's opinion.”
“In the rigid hierarchy of the ancient court, the king reigned uno ab alto, his authority absolute and beyond any challenge from his subjects.”
Origin
From the Latin, or more specifically dog Latin, *uno* (“one”) + *ab* (“from”) + *alto* (“height”), translating literally as “from one height.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026