English
alter-
Alter- comes from Latin alter ‘other’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *aliteros.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘the other of two’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalter‘other’
- Englishtodayalter-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aliteros‘the other of two’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalter‘other’
- Englishtodayalter-
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *aliteros ‘the other of two’
Today it means
prefix Denotes a philosophy in opposition to or variation on the suffixed term.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *aliteros / alter-