Where does “nonalternating” come from?
nonalternating (English) comes from English alternating, from English alternate, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
nonalternating (English): Not alternating
Ancestry of “nonalternating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | alternating | present participle of alternate; That alternates;... |
| 2 | English | alternate | Happening by turns; one following the other in... |
| 3 | Latin | alternātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | alternō | — |
| 5 | Latin | alternus | alternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,... |
| 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 |