Where does “alternō” come from?

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

alternō (Latin): to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate

Definitions

  1. to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate

Ancestry of “alternō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
2Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alternō”

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