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

Definitions

  1. unalterable

Ancestry of “inalterável”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealterávelalterable
2Portuguesealterarto alter, change
3Latinalterōto change, alter
4Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros →Every word from Latin alter →