English
malternative
Blend of malt + alternative.
A blend of malt + alternative
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 An alcoholic beverage, an alternative to beer, that contains some malt alcohol and may contain other types of alcohol.
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Etymograph / malternative