Where does “alterno” come from?

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

alterno (Italian): alternate, alternating, every other; alternate;...

Definitions

  1. alternate, alternating, every other; alternate;...

Ancestry of “alterno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
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 “alterno”

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