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Where does “alternativism” come from?

alternativism (English) comes from English alternative, from Middle French alternatif, 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.

alternativism (English): The rejection of a social normality through the...

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  1. The rejection of a social normality through the...

Ancestry of “alternativism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalternativeRelating to a choice between two or more...
2Middle Frenchalternatifalternating; alternative
3Latinalternativusalternating
4Latinalternātus—
5Latinalternō—
6Latinalternusalternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...
7Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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