Where does “aliter” come from?
Aliter derives from Latin aliter, from Latin alius meaning "other," which developed from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos with the same sense.
aliter (English): otherwise
Ancestry of “aliter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | aliter | otherwise; differently, wrongly, poorly; badly,... |
| 2 | Latin | alius | other, another, any other; else; different |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | aljos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |