Etymology of the Latin word alternare
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-Derivations in Latin
alternatio,
alternatus,
alternansDerivations in other languages
French
alterner, Italian
alternare, Portuguese
alternar, Spanish
alternar
