Where does “alternatiba” come from?
alternatiba (Tagalog) comes from Spanish alternativa, from Spanish alternativo, from French alternatif, from Latin alternativus, from Latin alternātus, from Latin alternō, from Latin alternus, from Latin alter — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Ancestry of “alternatiba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | alternativa | feminine singular of alternativo; alternative,... |
| 2 | Spanish | alternativo | alternative |
| 3 | French | alternatif | alternating; alternative |
| 4 | Latin | alternativus | alternating |
| 5 | Latin | alternātus | alternated, vacillated |
| 6 | Latin | alternō | to do one thing and then another, do by turns, interchange, alternate |
| 7 | Latin | alternus | alternate (one after the other), successive |
| 8 | Latin | alter | the other, the second; the one...the other |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élteros | other , second |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |