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Where does “alternus” come from?

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

alternus (Latin): alternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...

Definitions

  1. alternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...

Ancestry of “alternus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alternus”

  • alternative
  • alternate
  • alternating
  • alternately
  • alternatively
  • alt
  • alternation
  • subaltern
  • alternator
  • altern
  • nonalternating
  • alternatingly
  • subalternate
  • alternativism
  • alternativity
  • alternativeness
  • subalternating
  • alternativist
  • turboalternator
  • altie
  • nonalternative
  • subalternship
  • alternateness
  • altname
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