Etymology of the French word altruisme
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
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The earliest known usage of altruisme in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
altruisteDerivations in other languages
English
altruism, English
altruist, Romanian
altruism, Spanish
altruismoCognates
Dutch
altruisme, English
altruism, German
Altruismus, Norwegian
altruisme, Swedish
altruism
