Where does “alternatief” come from?
alternatief (Dutch) comes from Middle French alternatif, from Latin alternativus, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
alternatief (Dutch): alternative; alternative, deviant; alternating
Definitions
- alternative; alternative, deviant; alternating
Ancestry of “alternatief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | alternatif | alternating; alternative |
| 2 | Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 3 | Latin | alternātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | alternō | — |
| 5 | Latin | alternus | alternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,... |
| 6 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
Words derived from “alternatief”