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Where does “alternativa” come from?

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

alternativa (Latin): inflection of alternātīvus: ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of alternātīvus: ##...

Ancestry of “alternativa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalternativusalternating
2Latinalternātus—
3Latinalternō—
4Latinalternusalternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...
5Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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