English
aliter
Aliter comes from Latin aliter ‘otherwise’, from Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-1‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyos1‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljos1‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalius2‘other’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliter2‘otherwise’
- Englishtodayaliter2
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Latin alius
- 2 Wiktionary, English aliter
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂el-Wiktionary, Latin alius‘beyond, other’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂élyosWiktionary, Latin alius‘other, another’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*aljosWiktionary, Latin alius‘another’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliusWiktionary, English aliter‘other’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaliterWiktionary, English aliter‘otherwise’
- EnglishtodayaliterWiktionary, English aliter
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
as, all, old, adult, el, element, ultimate, ultra, ellen, outrage, elder, ou, alumni, qualification, adolescent, altar, altitude, alt, alpine, abolish, alter, alto, proletariat, alum, auld, alias, alp, alimony, retaliate, ulterior, coalesce, aad, eld, foetal, exalt, althea, altimeter, withal, 56 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
through Proto-Italic *aljos ‘another’
alternate, adultery, alienation, altruism, altercation, alienate, inalienable, alternation, 17 more
through Latin alius ‘other’
Today it means
adv otherwise
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “aliter”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin alius. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- / aliter