Etymology of the English word alternant
the English word
alternantderived from the French word
alternantderived from the French word
alternerderived from the Latin word
alternare (do by turns, vary; alternate)
derived from the Latin word
alternus (alternate, one after the, every other)
derived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-derived from the New Latin word
alternansderived from the Latin word
alternare (do by turns, vary; alternate)
derived from the Latin word
alternus (alternate, one after the, every other)
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
alternoDate
The earliest known usage of alternant in English dates from the 17th century.
