Where does “inalterável” come from?
inalterável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alterável, from Portuguese alterar, from Latin alterō, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
inalterável (Portuguese): unalterable
Ancestry of “inalterável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | alterável | alterable |
| 2 | Portuguese | alterar | to alter, change |
| 3 | Latin | alterō | — |
| 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 |