| 【alter】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "alterare," "alter," and "alternare." It carries the basic meaning of "the other," and "change." from PIE *al- "⑴beyond; ⑵to grow, nourish" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "alter"]
alter ***[3003] If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
alternate ☆[5348] When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
alternative ****[1685] An alternative plan or offer is different from the one that you already have, and can be done or used instead.
alternatively **[4482] You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different to what has just been stated.
[WORD ROOT]root alter
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] alter, altern
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) alterare, alter, alternare
[MEANING]root the other, change
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 alterare [from Latin alter ] to change
- 【Latin】 alter the other (of the two)
- 【Latin】 alternare [from alternus] do one thing and then another, do by turns
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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alter ★★★[3003] verb from alter
【DEFINITION】 If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
【Declension/Conjugation】 altered, altered, altering, alters
【ROOTs】 alter; the other, change
【Etymology】 《Latin alter》 the other (of the two)
【DERIVATIVEs】 alter, alterability, alterable, alterably, alteration, alterative, alterer
alternate ☆[5348] verb from alternate 〈 alter
【DEFINITION】 When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
【Declension/Conjugation】 alternated, alternated, alternating, alternates
【COMPOSITION】 altern + ate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ alter; the other, change ⑵ n(nus); adjective suffix ⑶ ate; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin alternatus》 [past participle of alternare] one after the other, alternate, in turns, reciprocal
【First Known Meaning】 do by turns
【DERIVATIVEs】 alternate, alternation, alternatively, alternativeness, alternative
alternative ★★★★[1685] adjective from alternate 〈 alter
【DEFINITION】 An alternative plan or offer is different from the one that you already have, and can be done or used instead.
【COMPOSITION】 alternate + Ive
【ROOTs】 ⑴ alter; the other, change ⑵ n(nus); adjective suffix ⑶ at(ate); verb suffix ⑷ ive; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin alternus》 [from alter, alter+-rnus] one after another, by turns
【First Known Meaning】 offering one or the other of two,
【DERIVATIVEs】 alternate, alternation, alternatively, alternativeness, alternative
alternatively ★★[4482] adverb from alternate 〈 alter
【DEFINITION】 You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different to what has just been stated.
【COMPOSITION】 alternative + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ alter; the other, change ⑵ n(nus); adjective suffix ⑶ at(ate); verb suffix ⑷ ive; adjective suffix ⑸ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin alternatus》 [past participle of alternare] one after the other, alternate, in turns, reciprocal
【DERIVATIVEs】 alternate, alternation, alternatively, alternativeness, alternative
Other words containing "alter"; alterability, alterable, alterably, alteration, alterative, alterer, alternation, alternativeness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
alli
all
ago, own
ag, act
after
aev
aero
advant, advan, abante
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