Where does “otro” come from?
otro (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish otro, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
otro (Papiamentu): other, another
Definitions
- other, another
Ancestry of “otro”, step by step
otro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish otro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | otro | other, another; "Not again!" or "What, again?";... |
| 2 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 3 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Kabuverdianu otu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | otu | other |
| 2 | Portuguese | outro | other; another; another instance of someone or... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | outro | — |
| 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 |