Where does “inalterably” come from?
inalterably (English) comes from English inalterable, from English alterable, 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.
inalterably (English): In an inalterable way
Definitions
- In an inalterable way
Ancestry of “inalterably”, step by step
inalterably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inalterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inalterable | That cannot be altered |
| 2 | English | alterable | Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable;... |
| 3 | English | alter | To change the form or structure of; To become... |
| 4 | Old French | alterer | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | alterare | to make other; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |