English
alternativeness
From alternative + -ness.
A compound of alternative + -ness
Latin alternus ‘one after the other, alternate’
Latin alternō ‘to do by turns, alternate’
Latin alternātus ‘alternated’
Medieval Latin alternātīvus ‘alternating’
Middle French alternatif
English alternative
Today it means
noun The state of being alternative or representing alternatives.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / alternativeness