Where does “alternativist” come from?
alternativist (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.
alternativist (English): A supporter of alternativism
Definitions
- A supporter of alternativism
Ancestry of “alternativist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alternative | Relating to a choice between two or more... |
| 2 | Middle French | alternatif | alternating; alternative |
| 3 | Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 4 | Latin | alternātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | alternō | — |
| 6 | Latin | alternus | alternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,... |
| 7 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |