Where does “alterare” come from?

alterare (Italian) comes from Latin alterō, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alterare (Italian): to distort, to tamper; to affect, to impair; to...

Definitions

  1. to distort, to tamper; to affect, to impair; to...

Ancestry of “alterare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalterōto change, alter
2Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alterare”

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