Latin
alternus
‘one after the other, alternate’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin alternus.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin alternus, most familiar first.
- alternate ← alternātus ← alternō
- alternation ← alternatio ← alternō
- altern
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Etymograph / Latin alternus