Where does “autres” come from?
autres (Ladin) comes from Ladin auter, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
autres (Ladin): feminine plural of auter
Ancestry of “autres”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ladin | auter | other; previous |
| 2 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |