Where does “alteratus” come from?

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

alteratus (Latin): changed, altered

Definitions

  1. changed, altered

Ancestry of “alteratus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalteroI change, alter; ablative masculine singular of...
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 h₂élterosEvery word from Latin alter
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