Where does “alterna” come from?
alterna (Maltese) comes from Italian alternare, 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.
alterna (Maltese): to alternate
Definitions
- to alternate
Ancestry of “alterna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | alternare | to alternate; to rotate |
| 2 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 3 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 4 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |