otro

/ˈotɾo/ · A1 · pron

other, another

otro = OTHER with the h dropped and the ending flipped: ot(h)er -> otro

From Latin alter (the other of two), the same root as English alter and alternative. Latin al- became o- in Spanish, as in alto/otero. To alter something is to make it other: alter -> otro.

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