Where does “altruizmus” come from?

altruizmus (Hungarian) comes from German Altruismus, from French altruisme, from French autrui, from Old French autrui, from Latin alteri, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

altruizmus (Hungarian): altruism

Definitions

  1. altruism

Ancestry of “altruizmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltruismusaltruism
2Frenchaltruismealtruism
3Frenchautruiothers; other people; someone else
4Old Frenchautruiothers
5Latinalteridative masculine singular of alter; dative...
6Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “altruizmus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →