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Where does “alternar” come from?

alternar (Spanish) comes from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

alternar (Spanish): to alternate; to interact, communicate, hang out,...

Definitions

  1. to alternate; to interact, communicate, hang out,...

Ancestry of “alternar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinalternō—
2Latinalternusalternate , successive; interchangeable; mutual,...
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
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