Where does “turboalternatore” come from?

turboalternatore (Italian) comes from Italian alternatore, 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.

turboalternatore (Italian): turboalternator

Definitions

  1. turboalternator

Ancestry of “turboalternatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalternatorealternator
2Italianalternareto alternate; to rotate
3Latinalternōto do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate
4Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
5Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élterosEvery word from Latin alter