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Where does “altereth” come from?

altereth (English) comes from English alter, from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterare, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

altereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “altereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalterTo change the form or structure of; To become...
2Old Frenchalterer—
3Medieval Latinalterareto make other; present active infinitive of...
4Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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