Where does “subalternidad” come from?

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

subalternidad (Spanish): subaltern

Definitions

  1. subaltern

Ancestry of “subalternidad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsubalternosubordinate; subaltern
2Late Latinsubalternus—
3Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
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 →