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

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of auter

Ancestry of “autres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ladinauterother; previous
2Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →