alter / ali
other (of two); other
Latin · alter; alius
Latin alter 'the other of two' and alius 'other'. Alter- gives change or taking turns (alter, alternate); ali- gives something belonging to another (alien, alienate).
Memory trick
ALTER is the OTHER one: change makes things other; ALIEN is from some other place.
Words from this root
- alter (alter) — to make differentबदलना
- alteration (alter + ation) — a change or adjustmentबदलाव
- alternate (alter + n + ate) — to take turns; every otherबारी-बारी से, एकांतर
- alternately (alternate + ly) — one after the otherबारी-बारी से
- alternation (alternate + ion) — regular turn-takingबारी-बारी का क्रम
- alternative (alternate + ive) — another choiceविकल्प
- alternatively (alternative + ly) — as another optionवैकल्पिक रूप से
- altercation (alter + c + ation) — noisy argument or quarrelझगड़ा, तीखी बहस
- alien (ali + en) — from another place; foreignविदेशी, पराया
- alienate (alien + ate) — to make feel like an outsiderपराया महसूस कराना
- alienable (alien + able) — able to be transferred to anotherहस्तांतरणीय
- alienage (alien + age) — status of being a foreignerविदेशी होने की स्थिति