alternate

/ˈɔːltənət/AWL-tur-nuht

/ˈɔltɚnət/AWL-tur-nuht

Meaningto take turns, one then the other

Common meaning: to take turns

alternthe other of twoLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 97 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latinalter‘the other of two’
Englishalternate‘to take turns’ · today

altern also in: alter subaltern altercation

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin alter ‘the other of two’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry alter, p. 97 · dictionary scan

Roots

alter Latin “the other of two”

Related words

alter altercation subaltern

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