Where does “alterar” come from?

alterar (Portuguese) comes from Latin alterō, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alterar (Portuguese): to alter, change

Definitions

  1. to alter, change

Ancestry of “alterar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalterōto change, alter
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 “alterar”

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