Where does “alternaturus” come from?

alternaturus (Latin) comes 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.

alternaturus (Latin): about to alternate, vacillate

Definitions

  1. about to alternate, vacillate

Ancestry of “alternaturus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalternōto do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate
2Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-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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