Etymology of the English word altruism
the English word
altruismderived from the French word
altruismederived from the Italian word
altruiderived from the Latin word
alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Date
The earliest known usage of altruism in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
altruisticCognates
Dutch
altruisme, French
altruisme, German
Altruismus, Norwegian
altruisme, Swedish
altruismUsage
Word found in Modern English
