verb/alteɾˈkaɾ/
to dispute, argue, quarrel
Synonyms: batallar, discutir, disputar, porfiar
Related: altercado
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Italic *aljos Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *aliteros Latin alter Latin -ic- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -ico Latin altercārībor. Spanish altercar Borrowed from Latin altercārī. Compare English altercate.