Where does “autruy” come from?

autruy (Middle French) comes from Old French autrui, from Latin alteri, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

autruy (Middle French): others; other people

Definitions

  1. others; other people

Ancestry of “autruy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchautruiothers
2Latinalteridative masculine singular of alter; dative...
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 h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →