Where does “alteratio” come from?

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

alteratio (Medieval Latin): alteration, change

Definitions

  1. alteration, change

Ancestry of “alteratio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinalteroI change, alter; ablative masculine singular of...
2Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

Words derived from “alteratio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élterosEvery word from Latin alter