Etymology of the Latin word alternatio
the Late Latin word
alternatio (alternation, alternate movement; alternative)
derived 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-Derivations in other languages
English
alternate, French
alternation, Italian
alternazione, Portuguese
alternação, Spanish
alternaciónUsage
Word found in Late Latin
