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Where does “altrinsecus” come from?

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

altrinsecus (Latin): at or on the other side; from or on both sides

Definitions

  1. at or on the other side; from or on both sides

Ancestry of “altrinsecus”, 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
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