Where does “alterar” come from?

alterar (Catalan) comes from Latin alterō, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alterar (Catalan): to alter; to upset; to become upset

Definitions

  1. to alter; to upset; to become upset

Ancestry of “alterar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalterōto change, alter
2Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élterosEvery word from Latin alter
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