Where does “prealternate” come from?
prealternate (English) comes 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.
prealternate (English): Describing the moult that precedes the formation of a birds alternate plumage
Definitions
- Describing the moult that precedes the formation of a birds alternate plumage
Ancestry of “prealternate”, step by step
prealternate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alternate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alternate | Happening by turns; one following the other in... |
| 2 | Latin | alternātus | alternated, vacillated |
| 3 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 4 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 5 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |