other etymology

Etymology:

• Origin: Latin "alter," meaning "the other of two"

Meaning:

• A different or alternative person or thing
• A person or thing that is distinct from the one being referred to
• A second or additional person or thing

Usage:

• "The other side of the coin" (a different perspective)
• "The other day" (a recent time)
• "The other half" (a spouse or significant other)

Other Related Words:

• Alter: To change or modify
• Alternate: To take turns or follow each other
• Otherwise: In a different way or under different circumstances
• Otherworldly: Not of this world; strange or mysterious
• Otherness: The state or quality of being different or separate

other relate terms

• second

  Etymology The word second comes from two separate etymologies First etymology From t

• other

  Etymology Origin Latin alter meaning the other of two Meaning A different or

• alter

  Etymology The word alter comes from the Latin verb alterare which means to change

• other

  Etymology Origin Latin alter meaning the other of two Meaning A different or

• alteration

  Etymology Middle English from Middle French alteration from Latin alteration alterat

• else

  Etymology The word else is derived from the Middle English word elles which is thoug

• further

  Etymology The word further derives from the Old English furthor which itself is deri

• alternate

  Alternate Etymology Word Maize Alternate Etymology Possibly from the Taino an extinct

• alternative

  Alternative Etymology Word History Traditional Etymology From Greek historia mean

• haft

• layer

  Etymology Origin Old English leger meaning a stratum or bed Proto Germanic lagriz m

• relay

  Etymology Old French relais Medieval Latin relaxare to loosen slacken relax M

• mesa

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