Where does “altri” come from?

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

altri (Catalan): someone else; others

Definitions

  1. someone else; others

Ancestry of “altri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalteridative masculine singular of alter; dative...
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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