Where does “altruïste” come from?

altruïste (Dutch) comes from Dutch altruïst, from Dutch altruïsme, from French altruisme, from French autrui, from Old French autrui, from Latin alteri, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

altruïste (Dutch): female altruist

Definitions

  1. female altruist

Ancestry of “altruïste”, step by step

altruïste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch altruïst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaltruïst(male or gender-neutral) altruist
2Dutchaltruïsmealtruism
3Frenchaltruismealtruism
4Frenchautruiothers; other people; someone else
5Old Frenchautruiothers
6Latinalteridative masculine singular of alter; dative...
7Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Dutch e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élterosEvery word from Latin alter