From allo- + chereme, by analogy with allophone.
A compound of allo- + chereme
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr ‘hand’
Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər
Ancient Greek χείρ ‘hand’
English chereme
Today it means
noun In a sign language, any of two or more alternative hand signs for a chereme.
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