Etymology of the Latin word alternus
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
Alternaria,
subalternus,
alternareDerivations in other languages
French
alterne, Italian
alterno, Portuguese
alterno, Spanish
alterno
