Etymology of the English word altercation
the English word
altercationderived from the French word
altercationderived from the Latin word
altercatio (contention, dispute, wrangle)
derived from the Latin word
altercari (argue, bicker, dispute)
derived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-derived from the Latin word
altercatusderived from the Latin word
altercare (argue, bicker, dispute)
derived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Usage
Word found in Modern English
