Where does “alterer” come from?

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

Ancestry of “alterer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinalterareto make other; present active infinitive 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 “alterer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →