Where does “alternatív” come from?
alternatív (Hungarian) comes from German alternativ, from 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.
alternatív (Hungarian): alternative
Ancestry of “alternatív”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | alternativ | alternative |
| 2 | 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 |