Where does “alterato” come from?

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

alterato (Italian): overwrought; past participle of alterare

Definitions

  1. overwrought; past participle of alterare

Ancestry of “alterato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalterareto distort, to tamper; to affect, to impair; to...
2Latinalterōto change, alter
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alterato”

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