Where does “altruistis” come from?
altruistis (Indonesian) comes from Dutch altruïstisch, from Dutch altruïst, from Dutch altruïsme, from French altruisme, from French autrui, from Old French autrui, from Latin alteri, from Latin alter — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
altruistis (Indonesian): altruistic
Definitions
- altruistic
Ancestry of “altruistis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | altruïstisch | altruistic |
| 2 | Dutch | altruïst | (male or gender-neutral) altruist |
| 3 | Dutch | altruïsme | altruism |
| 4 | French | altruisme | altruism |
| 5 | French | autrui | others; other people; someone else |
| 6 | Old French | autrui | others |
| 7 | Latin | alteri | dative masculine singular of alter; dative... |
| 8 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |