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Where does “alternatore” come from?

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

alternatore (Italian): alternator

Definitions

  1. alternator

Ancestry of “alternatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalternareto alternate; to rotate
2Latinalternō—
3Latinalternusalternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...
4Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alternatore”

  • turboalternatore
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