Where does “ئاڵتێرناتیڤ” come from?
ئاڵتێرناتیڤ (Central Kurdish) comes from Persian آلترناتیو, from French alternative, from Latin alternativus, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
ئاڵتێرناتیڤ (Central Kurdish): alternative
Definitions
- alternative
Ancestry of “ئاڵتێرناتیڤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | آلترناتیو | alternative |
| 2 | French | alternative | feminine singular of alternatif; alternative |
| 3 | Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 4 | Latin | alternātus | alternated, vacillated |
| 5 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 6 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 7 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |