"alter-" meaning in All languages combined

See alter- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

IPA: /ˈɒl.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔːl.tə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔl.təɹ/ [General-American], /ˈɑl.təɹ/ [cot-caught-merger]
Etymology: Borrowed from French alter-. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|alter-}} Borrowed from French alter- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} alter-
  1. Denotes a philosophy in opposition to or variation on the suffixed term. Tags: morpheme

Prefix [French]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin alter (“other”). Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:alter<t:other>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "other", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "other", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂élyos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*aljos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-teros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*aliteros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "alter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "alter-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="alter-">, {{bor+|fr|la|alter||other}} Borrowed from Latin alter (“other”) Head templates: {{fr-prefix}} alter-
  1. alter- Tags: morpheme
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