Where does “alterno” come from?

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

alterno (Tagalog): alternate; alternative; substitute

Definitions

  1. alternate; alternative; substitute

Ancestry of “alterno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalternoalternate, alternative
2Latinalternusalternate (one after the other), successive
3Latinalterthe other, the second; the one...the other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élterosother , second
5Proto-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 →