adjective/alˈteɾno/
alternate, alternative
Synonyms: alternativo
Related: corriente alterna
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 Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin alternusbor. Spanish alterno Borrowed from Latin alternus.