Where does “alternatywka” come from?
alternatywka (Polish) comes from Polish alternatywa, from French alternatif, from Latin alternativus, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
alternatywka (Polish): alt-girl
Definitions
- alt-girl
Ancestry of “alternatywka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | alternatywa | alternative |
| 2 | French | alternatif | alternating; alternative |
| 3 | Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 4 | Latin | alternātus | alternated, vacillated |
| 5 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 6 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 7 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |