Where does “altera” come from?

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

altera (Latin): nominative feminine singular of alter; vocative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of alter; vocative...

Ancestry of “altera”, step by step

altera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian alterare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalterareto distort, to tamper; to affect, to impair; to...
2Latinalterōto change, alter
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via French altérer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaltérerto alter; change; fiddle with; to cause thirst

Words derived from “altera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →