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Etymology of the English word altruistic

the English word altruistic
derived from the English word altruism
derived from the French word altruisme
derived from the Italian word altrui
derived from the Latin word alter (one; second, another; second, further, next)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *al-
using the English suffix -istic

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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